Synonyms of wars

wars 1 of 2

noun

plural of war

1

as in hostilities

a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups

the war was the result of ethnic tensions that had been building in the region for decades

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hostilities
• conflicts
• skirmishes
• conflagrations
• battles
• hot wars
• actions
• civil wars
• world wars
• police actions
• warfares
• limited wars
• holy wars
• engagements
• cold wars
• combats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peaces
• disarmaments
• demobilizations
• truces
• pacifications
• cease-fires
• demilitarizations
• calms
• tranquilities

2

as in conflicts

a lack of agreement or harmony

the siblings always seemed to be at war with one another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conflicts
• frictions
• discords
• strifes
• schisms
• warfares
• discordances
• divisions
• clashes
• dissents
• disputes
• hostilities
• altercations
• dissensions
• disharmonies
• variances
• disagreements
• fights
• dissonances
• discordancies
• inharmonies
• disunities
• arguments
• debates
• contentions
• dissidences
• disunions
• quarrels
• collisions
• infightings
• divides
• brawls
• bickers
• competitions
• fissures
• squabbles
• disaccords
• spats
• animosities
• antagonisms
• enmities
• tiffs
• wrangles
• inconsistencies
• run-ins
• rancors
• incompatibilities
• incongruities
• rows
• antipathies
• scraps
• incongruences
• inconsistences
• cold wars
• fallings-out
• jars
• hassles
• mix-ups
• miffs
• inconsonances
• ill wills

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreements
• harmonies
• concordances
• accords
• concords
• peaces
• concurrences
• cooperations

3

as in rivalries

an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another

only the latest round in the never-ending class war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rivalries
• battles
• struggles
• conflicts
• duels
• confrontations
• competitions
• contentions
• warfares
• contests
• matches
• clashes
• strifes
• dogfights
• combats
• ball games
• sweepstakes
• tugs-of-war
• face-offs
• showdowns
• debates
• grapples
• disputes
• quarrels
• disputations
• collisions
• horse races
• frictions
• controversies
• arguments
• discords
• disagreements
• nail-biters
• dissensions
• wrangles
• rows

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• harmonies
• concords
• peaces

wars

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of war

as in battles

Related Words

• battles
• fights
• contends
• resists
• opposes
• withstands
• preserves
• prevents
• conserves
• walls
• saves
• averts
• buffers
• fences
• protects
• shields
• guards
• safeguards
• wards
• defends
• pickets
• palisades
• screens
• forfends
• fends
• secures
• bulwarks
• covers
• keeps

Dissimilar Words

• attacks
• assaults
• assails
• storms
• overruns
• bombards
• besets
• yields
• submits
• besieges
• capitulates
• caves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wars

Noun

The wars caused massive destruction of religious and civic buildings, mills and mines, housing, crops, herds and transport infrastructure, damaging prosperity and forcing some people to move or starve. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Clashes since Wednesday in Tigray and the neighbouring regions of Amhara and Afar have shattered a 4-year-old peace deal that ended one of the century's deadliest wars. — Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026

This has caused a funding crisis that has become something of a lightning rod for culture wars debates over the future of the BBC. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Make whiskey not trade wars America is in the midst of a trade war with Canada. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Experts believe that unless something dramatic happens in the ongoing wars in Iran and Ukraine, the price climb is likely to continue. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026

By and large, though, the institution maintained bipartisan support as the guardian of America’s history, ingenuity and natural heritage, even as political polarization spread and culture wars raged. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026

The council’s five permanent members hold veto power, while Africa’s three rotating seats offer no comparable influence over wars affecting the continent and beyond. — Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

But the lack of consistent guidelines has led to unsustainable bidding wars between schools offering seven-figure salaries. — The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026