Definition of war

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war - 6 definitions

- noun
1. war -- the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"
synonyms: warfare
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. war -- a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
synonyms: state of war
antonyms: peace -- the state prevailing during the absence of war
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. war -- an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
synonyms: warfare
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. war -- a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
5. war -- make or wage war
antonyms: make peace -- end hostilities; "The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. war, wars -- to engage in war
synonyms: wars, warred, warring, warray, warrey, warst, waurst
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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Antonyms
peace -- the state prevailing during the absence of war
make peace -- end hostilities; "The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace"

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