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

But the Guard is principally built and trained to fight wars abroad. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Pay the damages of the two wars of aggression and imposition on Iran without any reduction or reduction. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Before the whole scene of domestic bliss is cut short, Cruz and Josie discuss their looming irrelevance as human foot soldiers in a future of wars fought by machines, finding brief solace in each other’s out-of-uniform bodies. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2026

This includes expanding healthcare access with the goal of reaching a single-payer system, stopping the forever wars and going after corruption. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

And for a generation scarred by Covid, wars, and the risk of AI, now worrying over job prospects, demand for safety, security, and certainty may be at an all-time high. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

What followed were decades of a seemingly endless cycle of skirmishes, all-out wars, and (sometimes failed) peace accords. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

In the past, huge surges in the national debt were largely caused by wars or recessions. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026

Lawrence, whose campaign is centered on the economy, opposing AI data centers and keeping money at home instead of funding foreign wars, argues that the conventional wisdom about moderation being the key to electability is all wrong. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026