Synonyms of armistice

armistice

noun

ˈär-mə-stəs 

as in truce

a temporary stopping of fighting

both sides in the conflict agreed to an armistice during the solemn holy days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• truce
• ceasefire
• reconciliation
• détente
• reconcilement
• peacetime
• accord
• peace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• war
• hostilities
• conflict
• hot war

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of armistice

The armistice also established the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a 160-mile (257-km) buffer zone dividing the peninsula that has since become one of the most heavily fortified borders on earth. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026

President Dwight Eisenhower achieved an armistice in the costly war. — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026

Even since the formation of a government in 2025, however, the Lebanese state has been unable to effectively make progress in disarming Hezbollah as stipulated in the November 2024, armistice agreement that ended that previous round of fighting. — Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 1 June 2026

The proposal has threatened to rip open a two-year-old armistice between environmental groups and the oil and gas industry, which had mutually agreed to pause their ballot and legislative conflicts. — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 May 2026

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