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Thesaurus entry: war
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war
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noun
1.
the Napoleonic wars
synonyms
: conflict, warfare, combat, fighting, (military) action, bloodshed, struggle; battle, skirmish, fight, clash, engagement, encounter; offensive, attack, campaign; hostilities; jihad, crusade.
antonym:
peace.
2.
the war against drugs
synonyms
: campaign, crusade, battle, fight, struggle, movement, drive.
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verb
rival empires
warred against
each other
synonyms
: fight (against), battle (against), combat (against), wage war against, take up arms against; feud with, quarrel with, struggle with/against, contend with, wrangle with, cross swords with; attack, engage (against), take on, skirmish with.