WARRED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

warred

verb

past tense of war

as in fought

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The carrier was named for a sailor who fought the Japanese at Pearl Harbor.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Before that, an even longer stretch of the highway had been closed as crews fought the blaze.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of fought

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Rosengart said Gomez should be dismissed from the lawsuit and contended the investors should not have sued her.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
That wouldn’t have left time for the psychotic, hallucinatory state to begin and for the voices in Clancy’s head to kick in and tell her to kill the children and carry out the suicide attempt, as the defense team has contended, Sprague said.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of contended

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When hit by a projectile traveling faster than seven times the speed of sound, the composite held together and resisted destruction.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Blonde demonstrated that a superstar could make a culturally consequential album that resisted traditional singles, resisted explanation and, perhaps most importantly, resisted overexposure.

— Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of resisted

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However, it's been vehemently opposed by the other two parties that make up the government along with Luxon's center-right group National — libertarian ACT and populist NZ First.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Reductions Many of the valuation cuts were fiercely opposed by Fritz Kaegi, the outgoing Cook County assessor.

— Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of opposed

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Orlando’s backline and Morché withstood several attacks from the Spirit, including a sequence in the 12th minute when consecutive shots by Washington’s Sofia Cantore and Tamara Bolt hit the woodwork.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Prior to her appearance on With Love, Meghan’s holiday special, Roth opened up to PEOPLE about how her friendship with Meghan withstood the distance after the Sussexes moved to California.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of withstood

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Its most vivid life may be long gone, but should it be preserved — the rich history and the nostalgia?

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Salt preserved it before refrigeration, and Brittany’s exemption from the gabelle, France’s old salt tax, kept Breton butter salted as much of the country went unsalted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

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