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

Definition of fought

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Burbank locals have resisted growth in the past, said real estate consultant Chris Baer of Avison Young.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Maybe not While the AMA acknowledges that stigma affects clinician behavior and prescribing, the organization has long urged patience with the pace of reform and resisted efforts to mandate more rapid change.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of resisted

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At El Noche de los Grandes, Gable unsuccessfully battled to become the one and only El Grande Americano.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Those poor defensive numbers might be due in part to a back ailment that Adames has battled at times this year, which has impacted his ability to work with Washington.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of battled

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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

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