Synonyms for warfare
- noun
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- warfares → wars, fightings, battles, strifes…
Example sentences
- battle Hitler and his allies had won battle after battle.
- fighting They did not want to get involved in the fighting.
- hostilities They began to prepare for possible hostilities.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| warfare | steady | |
| battle | rising | |
| fighting | rising | |
| hostilities | falling | |
| warfighting | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- war1
- 6 letters
- battle2, strife1
- 7 letters
- contest2
- 8 letters
- fighting2, struggle2
- 9 letters
- hostility4
- 11 letters
- hostilities4, warfighting
- 12 letters
- belligerence4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (battle2 = 2 syllables).