disarmament

[dis-ahr-muh-muhnt] / dɪsˈɑr mə mənt /

NOUN

reduction of weapons

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demilitarization demobilization

STRONG

conquest de-escalation disablement disqualification freeze occupation pacification subjugation

WEAK

arms limitation arms reduction crippling neutralizing paralyzing rendering powerless

Antonyms

STRONG

surrender yielding

WEAK

arming buildup

Example Sentences

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For some time, there have been whispers of divisions inside Hezbollah about the way forward, as President Joseph Aoun pushes ahead with a disarmament plan laid out in the ceasefire agreement.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Verifying its full disarmament will be difficult, and some in the group have reportedly demanded they be allowed to keep personal weapons to defend themselves against enemies at home.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

On Friday, the United States urged three-way talks with Russia and China to set new limits on nuclear weapons, but Beijing so far has rejected joining disarmament negotiations "at this stage."

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

The prospects for total disarmament today are also shaped by an entirely different geopolitical landscape and nuclear players that Cold War negotiators never had to reckon with.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

It was prompted less by developments on the disarmament front than by a very different event in the technological contest between the United States and Russia.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik