warpath

noun

war·​path ˈwȯr-ˌpath 

-ˌpäth

variants or less commonly war path

plural warpaths also war paths

1

: the route taken by a party of Indigenous American warriors going to war or on a warlike expedition

Crazy Horse said that he had come in to the agency for peace, and that he had promised not to go out on the warpath anymore …

—Ian Frazier

2

: a hostile or combative course of action or frame of mind

—often used in the phrases on the warpath and on a warpath

… has made an enemy of his former aide, … who is now on the warpath and ready to give evidence under oath.

—Tim Ross and Joe Mayes

And while he doesn't go out of his way to support charter schools, he's also not on a warpath against them.

—Lauren Camera

Examples of warpath in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since the historic cancelation of the Late Show franchise after 33 years in July, President Donald Trump has blazed a warpath against all of late night, threatening Seth Meyers and celebrating the controversial, yet brief suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live in September. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Nov. 2025

Instead of simply issuing a quick retraction, Trump went on a warpath against the truth, and infamously went so far as to present a weather map during a press conference that had been altered with a marker to include Alabama in the hurricane’s path. —Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2025

Nations are divided based on which element its people can bend, and the Fire Nation is on an imperialistic warpath throughout the show. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025

Gunther had been on a warpath in the weeks after the upset loss. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing warpath

• on a warpath
• went on the warpath

Rhymes for warpath

• bloodbath
• footpath
• towpath
• aftermath
• multipath
• psychopath
• hath
• lath
• math
• path
• rath
• spath

Kids Definition

warpath

noun

war·​path ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌpath 

-ˌpȧth

: the route taken by a group of North American Indigenous warriors on their way to fight the enemy