CEASE-FIRE Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

ceasefire

noun

ˈsēs-ˈfi(-ə)r

variants also cease-fire

Definition of ceasefire

as in truce

a temporary stopping of fighting The two armies declared a ceasefire for the holiday.

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Recent Examples of ceasefire The strike came over a year after a ceasefire deal was reached between Israel and the Hamas militant group, a period during which Israel continued to launch deadly strikes on the enclave. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 Leo also called for a ceasefire to allow for food and medical assistance to be distributed in the region, as well as the safe evacuation of civilians. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Most have returned home since a June ceasefire, but more than 300,000 remain displaced, according to the International Organization for Migration. — Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 When threats don’t speed wins In the pursuit of surrender, or at least a ceasefire, the promise of crushing defeat has rarely been enticing. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ceasefire

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Noun

The claim that Ukraine has halted its strikes on energy sites could not be independently verified, but neither Russian officials nor media have reported Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries since the energy truce was announced.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthis’ political bureau, claimed Monday that Riyadh had accepted mediation but the group had rejected truce proposals of two weeks and of one month.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of truce

Noun

The command later determined that the North violated the armistice agreement that ended fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The zone is a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of armistice

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Other fragrances include Saujette, with a Champagne accord and cassis, and Saujet Tuscany, which features a black olive accord and mimosa.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Yet bubbles do not burst entirely of their own accord; investment crazes don’t wane because fundamentals suddenly change.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

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