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war
Synonyms and Antonyms of war
1
a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups
2
a lack of agreement or harmony
conflict, disaccord, discord, discordance, discordancy, disharmony, dissension (also dissention), dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, division, friction, infighting, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, warfare
clash, collision, competition, contention
altercation, argument, bicker, brawl, debate, disagreement, dispute, divide, fissure
falling-out, fight, hassle, jar, miff, mix-up, quarrel, row, run-in, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle
incompatibility, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness, inconsistence, inconsistency, inconsonance, inharmoniousness
animosity, antagonism, antipathy, cold war, enmity, hostility, ill will, rancor
3
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
ball game, battle, combat, competition, conflict, confrontation, contention, contest, dogfight, duel, face-off, grapple, match, rivalry, strife, struggle, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tug-of-war, warfare
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