WARRED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

warred

verb

past tense of war

as in fought

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The rival gangs fought and retaliated against each other both before and after Shakur's death.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Families and staff fought the plan for months, worried that the closures would disproportionately affect minority, low-income and special education students and harm all students’ academic and social well-being.

— Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

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The year 1933, Arendt contended, marked the close of the age of bourgeois emancipation and Jewish liberation, which brought an end to a feeling of security in the West and signaled that the new sense of security in the East was a pipe dream.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
The union’s original grievance, the city contended, only challenged Biscari’s suspension pending resolution of his criminal case — not the underlying disciplinary action for the crash itself.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of contended

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Habib, who joined the department in 2007, was responding to a 911 call at a Bronx catering hall in 2023 when a drunk and disorderly man resisted arrest, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
When automobiles first came about, the island’s carriage drivers successfully resisted them.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of resisted

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Count Charlotte Sherbeyn, 59, among those opposed, though the longtime resident welcomes the economic boom promised by Natrium's boosters.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Many clergy bitterly opposed the handover of the villages and criticized Pashinyan, who came to power in the South Caucasus nation amid a wave of hopeful, pro-democracy protests that swept Armenia in 2018.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of opposed

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The law has withstood numerous legal challenges over the years, but this is the first since the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped to liberal control in 2023.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Founded over 70 years ago, the church had withstood decades of erosion and sea level rise and was in dire need of a new seawall.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of withstood

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But, rather than demolish the historic bridge, it was preserved and given a new purpose.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
To be classified as a special interest vehicle, a car must be unaltered from the way it was originally manufactured and preserved as a leisure pursuit, per current law.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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