WAR; noun
Antonyms:
peace, friendship, accord, harmony
Synonyms:
warfare, hostilities, conflict, clash, strife, contest, struggle, battle, combat, military operation, confrontation, engagement, crusade, "Death's feast." - George Herbert, "A passion play performed by idiots." - William Corum, "A biological necessity of the first order." - Frederich von Bernhardt, "That attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood." - Abraham Lincoln, "The most successful of our cultural traditions." - Robert Ardrey, "Only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace." - Thomas Mann
See also:
attack, intense, all-out, sweep, action, offensive, ceasefire, armistice, truce, treaty, games, maneuvers, Mars, Ares, jihad, operation, campaign, provocation, casus belli, martial, enemy, scorching, deployment, surrender, procurement, logistics, capitulation, saber-rattling, diplomacy, victory, losses, pyrrhic, spoils, winnnings, Air Force, ammunition, Army, bomb, bullet, gun, Marines, Navy, nuclear, soldier, weapon.
WAR; verb
lock horns, take up arms, attack, cross swords, skirmish. fight, struggle, contend
