antimilitaristic

adjective

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  1. antiwar
  2. nonaggressive
  3. neutral
  4. unwarlike
  5. mild
  6. nonbelligerent
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  • Additionally, some antiwar politicians were imprisoned or forced to flee abroad ahead of the campaign.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Not only have party politics vanished from Russia without much visible objection, there is no antiwar movement at all.
    — MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of antiwar
Adjective
  • Beavers are considered nonaggressive animals and typically avoid human contact.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • These solitary, nonaggressive bees use small pieces of leaves to build their nests, causing only cosmetic harm to the plant.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of nonaggressive
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  • The lineup is generally made up of Ikea’s signature neutral tones like pine, black, and white, and highlighted with pops of Xbox green.
    — Bee Wertheimer, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Piper Sandler upgrades Alerus Financial to overweight from neutral Piper says the regional bank has EPS upside.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of neutral
Adjective
  • Here a civilian leader is shown in an unwarlike pose, seated, with a thoughtful and resolute expression—an icon of responsibility.
    — Adam Kirsch, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
Definition of unwarlike
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  • Like Lovett, Riley recommends warm water and mild dish soap as an alternative solution.
    — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Across the symptomatic patients, three reported their pain as severe and six as mild.
    — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of mild
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  • For not wanting to be nonbelligerent by naming the terms for belligerence.
    — Solmaz Sharif, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Over time, such cooperation could gradually acclimate Arab peoples to a nonbelligerent stance toward Israel.
    — Charles Krauthammer, Twin Cities, 30 May 2017
Definition of nonbelligerent
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