Synonyms for cease-fire
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).
Negotiators mediated a ceasefire.
Related words
- Other spellings
- cease fire ceasefire
Forms
- Plural
- cease-fires → truces, armistices…
Example sentences
- truce A truce if we stay; if we leave or advance, war.
- armistice This is not peace; it's an armistice for twenty years.
By length
- 5 letters
- truce1
- 9 letters
- armistice3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (armistice3 = 3 syllables).