HOT WARS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

hot wars

noun

plural of hot war

as in hostilities

a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups fortunately, the cool relationship between the two nations never escalated into a hot war

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Recent Examples of hot wars There are hot wars in Ukraine and Gaza, cold wars on the Korean peninsula and in the Taiwan Strait, and budding wars in Iran and parts of Africa. —

Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot wars

Noun

Thanks to the religious hostilities that burst open in the late sixteenth century, the prevailing hue is blood.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The lull follows a ceasefire agreement reached Tuesday, when Washington and Tehran agreed to a two-week pause in hostilities in an effort to end the war involving the United States and Israel against Iran, which began February 28.

— Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026