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 focal point of every Remembrance Day is the Cenotaph in Whitehall, the Portland stone monument where tribute is paid to those who fell in the wars and conflicts in which the country has participated. — Amaia Odriozola, Vanity Fair, 8 Nov. 2026

Yet, analysts mostly say that the rearmament boom is structural, and even an end to wars in Ukraine and Iran won't derail it. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

The voters repudiated the president in every way, growing tired of his lies, corrupt administration, unqualified Cabinet members, tariffs, needless wars, ongoing inflation, and undignified and boorish behavior. — Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Kushner’s ambitious word-salad did not mention Russia’s invasion of two of its neighbours and two wars with Chechnya in that same post-Soviet period. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Tuesday’s election made clear that endless wars, political corruption, and the high cost of living are three of the American public’s top concerns. — Matthew Duss, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026

Unnecessary wars, tariffs, and tax cuts were too much for our wallets. — Evan Thies, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026

If the point of a protest tonight is to stop a war, there are other wars to stop. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2026

Maryland is hardly an innocent bystander in America’s gerrymandering wars. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026