War — synonyms, war antonyms, definition

1. war (Noun)

battle combat conflict contest encounter fighting hostility state of war warfare peace

war (Noun) — (military) the waging of armed conflict against an enemy. ex. "thousands of people were killed in the war"

war (Noun) — A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply. ex. "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"

war (Noun) — An active struggle between competing entities. ex. "a price war" ex. "a war of wits"

war (Noun) — A concerted campaign to end something that is injurious. ex. "the war on poverty" ex. "the war against crime"

action antagonism battle campaign cause conflict crusade drive effort enmity hostility military action movement struggle Arab-Israeli War BW Balkan Wars Boer War Chino-Japanese War Crimean War Franco-Prussian War French and Indian War Gulf War Hundred Years' War IW Iran-Iraq War Korean War Macedonian War Mexican War Napoleonic Wars Peloponnesian War Persian Gulf War Punic War Russo-Japanese War • • • aggression armed combat battle combat conflict engagement fight Plunderer de-escalation despoiler freebooter looter pillager raider ransacker side spoiler Arab-Israeli War BW Balkan Wars Boer War Chino-Japanese War Crimean War Franco-Prussian War French and Indian War Gulf War Hundred Years' War IW Iran-Iraq War Korean War Macedonian War Mexican War Napoleonic Wars Peloponnesian War Persian Gulf War Punic War Russo-Japanese War • • •

2. war (Verb)

battle campaign fight invade wage war make peace

war (Verb) — Make or wage war.

contend fight struggle Blitzkrieg go to war take arms take up arms