WORLD WARS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

world wars

noun

plural of world war

as in civil wars

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civil wars

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Their meddling repeatedly yielded devastating outcomes, however, contributing to a military coup in Egypt and several civil wars.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
The United States’ contribution to ending Europe’s two civil wars fostered American confidence and, by the mid-Forties, declarations of an American century.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

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