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 conflict ceasefire made this option possible, until the agreement broke down in early July. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Israel’s retaliatory offensive in Gaza has killed more than 73,317 Palestinians, including those killed since the ceasefire, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. — ABC News, 25 July 2026 Three times, the lengthy paragraph stated that the ceasefire must extend to Lebanon. — Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026 More than 200 million barrels of oil escaped the strait in June during the brief ceasefire agreement. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ceasefire

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Noun

The truce unraveled after both sides resumed attacks on each other’s military installations and other infrastructure.

— Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
The developments over the weekend further jeopardized last month's fragile truce between the two sides, potentially raising fresh concerns over oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

— Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen,Michael Wayland, CNBC, 19 July 2026

Definition of truce

Noun

More than seven decades after the fighting ended, the conflict remains formally unresolved because the 1953 armistice did not result in a peace treaty.

— David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
To this day, neither government formally recognizes the other and no peace treaty to end the civil war or armistice has ever been ⁠signed.

— Reuters, NBC news, 19 July 2026

Definition of armistice

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