Synonyms of antiwar

antiwar

adjective

as in antimilitarist

Related Words

• antimilitarist
• antiviolence
• nonaggressive
• antimilitaristic
• neutral
• nonbelligerent
• mild
• unwarlike
• irenic
• pacifist
• noncombative
• peaceable
• calm
• tranquil
• serene
• unaggressive
• pacific
• dovish
• quiet
• relaxed
• peaceful
• amiable
• kind
• benevolent
• gentle
• submissive
• amicable
• affable
• genial
• kindly
• yielding

Dissimilar Words

• warlike
• martial
• hawkish
• bloodthirsty
• militaristic
• militarist
• aggressive
• belligerent
• bellicose
• combative
• hostile
• contentious
• pugnacious
• discordant
• antagonistic
• quarrelsome
• truculent
• scrappy
• fierce
• argumentative
• gladiatorial
• hot-tempered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of antiwar

The astonishing social movements of the decade—particularly the black freedom struggle and the antiwar movement—could have produced a more durable sense of solidarity and collective possibilities. — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

By the late 1960s, Kusama had also turned herself into material, staging happenings, body-painting events, naked demonstrations, and antiwar actions. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

In 1970, antiwar activists clashed with police and set fire to the local Bank of America at the edge of campus—a dramatic act of rebellion seared into campus lore. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

Several partners at the time were busy with cases fighting the Vietnam War draft or defending antiwar protesters. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

The 1968 antiwar protests and the occupation of Hamilton Hall scarred the university — but didn’t close it. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026

Anticommunist conspiracy theories quickly used Williams’ residence in Cuba as proof that the Caribbean country was the force behind civil rights and antiwar protests. — Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Grand Illusion was also fortunate to hit the crest of an antiwar zeitgeist. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Children of the 1960s may recall that even within the militant activist group, Students for Democratic Society (SDS), animus was frequently directed not at the establishment but at fellow antiwar advocates. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026