wage war

VERB

come to blows

Synonyms

WEAK

assault attack battle bear arms box brawl challenge clash cross swords dispute do battle duel exchange blows feud fight joust mix it up ply weapons quarrel scrap scuffle skirmish

VERB

fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack battle challenge clash meet protect resist

STRONG

altercate assault bicker box brawl buck contend dispute duel feud grapple joust oppugn quarrel repel rowdy scrap scuffle skirmish spar strive struggle tiff tilt traverse tug tussle war withstand wrangle wrestle

WEAK

bandy with bear arms brush with carry on war cross swords do battle exchange blows flare-up go to war mix it up ply weapons take all comers take the field take up the gauntlet

Antonyms

STRONG

agree give in make peace surrender yield

WEAK

believe support uphold

VERB

skirmish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bicker go to war scuffle spar wrangle

STRONG

altercate argue battle brawl clash combat conflict dispute engage feud grapple quarrel scrap struggle tussle war wrestle

WEAK

cross swords do battle mix it up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree

STRONG

harmonize let go make peace release surrender yield

VERB

war

Synonyms

STRONGEST

differ go to war take up arms

STRONG

attack attempt bombard challenge clash combat contend contest disagree endeavor kill meet murder oppugn shell shoot strive struggle tug

WEAK

campaign against engage in combat make war march against take on take the field against

Antonyms

STRONG

agree aid be lazy give up laze protect retreat surrender

WEAK

make peace

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De la Espriella, a dual US-Colombian national who calls himself "The Tiger," won May's first-round vote promising to wage war on groups who refused to sign the accord.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

In his Palm Sunday homily last week, Pope Leo said that Jesus “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Norden Mark XV bombsight wasn’t accurate enough to target precisely an enemy’s industrial capacity to wage war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

And so Gabriel, along with the angels Michael, Uriel, and Raphael, caused the Nephilim to wage war against one another.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

wage war

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