WARMONGERS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

warmongers

noun

Definition of warmongers next

plural of warmonger

as in hawks

one who urges or attempts to cause a war fortunately, the warmongers met with overwhelming opposition

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Recent Examples of warmongers The Pope has been criticized by sanctimonious warmongers for being inappropriately religious. —

Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026 The resulting film, Yes—opening this week in New York City—begins with an orgiastic carnival among warmongers in Tel Aviv. —

Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026 Mayor Mamdani is free from the pressures of lobbyists and warmongers who try to cultivate and flip rising stars. —

Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026 People of peace have no PR machine and no media budget - so media narratives are skewed toward warmongers. —

Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 That reference to unspecified warmongers hewed to her unfortunate pattern of spreading conspiracy theories. —

Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for warmongers

hawks

Noun

Section 702 only authorizes the government to spy on foreigners located abroad; privacy hawks want additional protections for Americans whose communications are captured in the process.

— Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2026
Privacy hawks have been demanding reforms that build on changes introduced in 2024 to the program and add-ons in exchange for their support on any extension of Section 702.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026