Synonyms of civil wars

civil wars

noun

plural of civil war

as in wars

a a state or period of fighting between groups of people in the same country

a region that has had many civil wars

Related Words

• wars
• world wars
• police actions
• holy wars
• hostilities
• cold wars
• limited wars
• conflicts
• battles
• actions
• hot wars
• conflagrations
• skirmishes
• engagements
• combats
• warfares

Dissimilar Words

• calms
• peaces
• disarmaments
• demobilizations
• tranquilities
• pacifications
• demilitarizations
• truces
• cease-fires

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of civil wars

At their height, jihadi groups proved capable of spectacular violence, forming alliances amid civil wars and even seizing territory. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

American sentiment was turning against newcomers, whether Vietnamese refugees, Cuban and Haitian boat people, Central Americans fleeing civil wars or Mexicans looking for economic opportunity. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The United States’ contribution to ending Europe’s two civil wars fostered American confidence and, by the mid-Forties, declarations of an American century. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Inside many of Miami’s multiplying condos, civil wars are raging between residents who live there and absentee owners who buy units for investment income. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Syria, Libya, and Yemen have already endured civil wars and protracted humanitarian crises. — Sarah Yerkes, Time, 10 July 2026

So, the civil wars of the 1640s. — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026

But such a hope was belied by the developments after the cold war ended as civil wars ensued in many parts of the world. — Debidatta A. Mahapatra, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026

Each of these civil wars ended in peace agreements that paved the way for peaceful elections, yet insecurity and economic woes continue to plague the three nations. — Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025