Synonyms of war

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noun

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
• conflict
• conflagration
• skirmish
• hot war
• fighting
• warfare
• battle
• civil war
• world war
• cold war
• police action
• holy war
• combat
• limited war
• engagement
• action

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peace
• disarmament
• demobilization
• pacification
• truce
• demilitarization
• tranquillity
• calm
• tranquility
• cease-fire
• peacefulness

2

as in conflict

a lack of agreement or harmony

the siblings always seemed to be at war with one another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conflict
• strife
• discord
• warfare
• friction
• schism
• discordance
• dissention
• dissent
• discordancy
• division
• clash
• dispute
• infighting
• variance
• dissonance
• altercation
• disharmony
• disunity
• hostility
• disunion
• dissension
• fight
• dissidence
• argument
• contention
• debate
• divide
• disagreement
• inharmony
• collision
• quarrel
• competition
• disaccord
• fissure
• brawl
• spat
• squabble
• bicker
• falling-out
• tiff
• enmity
• run-in
• row
• animosity
• cold war
• inconsistency
• antagonism
• incongruity
• incompatibility
• wrangle
• jar
• scrap
• incongruence
• rancor
• ill will
• antipathy
• mix-up
• inconsonance
• hassle
• inharmoniousness
• miff
• inconsistence
• incongruousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peace
• agreement
• harmony
• cooperation
• accord
• concordance
• concord
• concurrence

3

as in battle

an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another

only the latest round in the never-ending class war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• battle
• rivalry
• warfare
• struggle
• conflict
• competition
• duel
• confrontation
• contention
• contest
• strife
• match
• combat
• clash
• dogfight
• ball game
• showdown
• tug-of-war
• sweepstakes
• sweep-stake
• face-off
• debate
• grapple
• dispute
• friction
• quarrel
• collision
• disputation
• discord
• horse race
• argument
• controversy
• nail-biter
• disagreement
• dissension
• row
• dissention
• wrangle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peace
• harmony
• concord

war

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verb

as in to fight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fight
• battle
• contend
• resist
• oppose
• withstand
• prevent
• preserve
• save
• conserve
• avert
• protect
• picket
• defend
• fence
• wall
• ward
• safeguard
• guard
• buffer
• fend
• shield
• secure
• keep
• screen
• palisade
• bulwark
• forfend
• cover

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assault
• attack
• assail
• overrun
• beset
• cave
• submit
• storm
• yield
• bombard
• besiege
• capitulate

Phrases Containing war

• civil war
• hot war
• war (against)
• war hawk
• war paint