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war (with)

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Synonyms & Antonyms of war (with)

as in fight, battle

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for war (with)

battle,
clash (with),
combat,
fight

assail,
assault,
attack,
beset,
charge,
rush,
storm,
strike

encroach,
harass,
infringe,
trespass

conquer,
crush,
dominate,
overcome,
overpower,
overwhelm,
subdue,
subject,
subjugate,
vanquish

beleaguer,
besiege,
blockade,
invest

despoil,
loot,
maraud,
pillage,
plunder,
ransack,
ravage,
sack,
strip

garrison,
occupy

foray (into),
invade,
overrun,
raid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for war (with)

defend,
guard,
protect,
safeguard,
shield,
ward

defy,
oppose,
repel,
resist,
withstand

capitulate (to),
cede (to),
submit (to),
succumb (to),
surrender (to),
yield (to)

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