War (Noun)

Meaning ¹

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• State Of War

Antonyms

• Peace

Hypernyms

• Antagonism
• Enmity

Related Words

• War (verb)

Meaning ²

The waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Warfare

Hypernyms

• Action

Hyponyms

• War Of Nerves
• Chemical Operations
• BW
• Biological Attack
• IW
• Biologic Attack
• Bioattack

Related Words

• War (verb)

Meaning ³

An active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Warfare

Hypernyms

• Struggle
• Battle

Meaning ⁴

A concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Hypernyms

• Cause
• Effort
• Movement
• Drive
• Crusade