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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Espinosa has contended that the ethics commission, not the city, is the proper venue for the investigation.

— Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview aired Tuesday, Dudum contended the allegations stemmed from a misunderstanding of how the company is altering healthcare.

— Jacqueline Corba, CNBC, 18 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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Milwaukee has withstood injuries that knocked two-time All-Star Brandon Woodruff out for the season and prevented Quinn Priester from pitching at all this year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
The fast-food restaurant in Kyiv’s Lukianivka neighborhood has withstood at least nine bombardments since Russia invaded Ukraine four and a half years ago.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of withstood

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His ancestors moved there in the 1850's, and their photos and other archives are preserved inside the Roseville Historical Society museum.

— James Taylor, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The previous owners’ blue kitchen would have to go, but Appleton and Rafter preserved the island’s stone top, the window shutters, and the black Aga stove—a staple of an English country house.

— Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

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