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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

Example Sentences

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Japan's pacifist constitution that followed had been drafted "with the resolve that we must never again wage war or kill people", she said.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Indeed, the Science paper is an important replication of Goodall’s work, but its authors do not argue that humans wage war because that’s just who we are.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The reason we live by laws and wage war by rules isn’t for their benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Congress had prohibited him from any more bombing in Cambodia and limited his right to wage war.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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