warfare

The word “warfare” has 2 syllables: war-fare

It's pronounced as /ˈwɔːrfer/


What is synonym and antonym for warfare?

In the thesaurus, “warfare” has 96 synonyms and 11 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for warfare along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for warfare

  • altercation
  • animosity
  • antagonism
  • antipathy
  • argument
  • armed struggle
  • arms
  • ball game
  • battle
  • bicker
  • blows
  • brawl
  • campaigning
  • clash
  • cold war
  • collision
  • combat
  • competition
  • conflict
  • confrontation
  • contention
  • contest
  • controversy
  • counterinsurgency
  • debate
  • disaccord
  • disagreement
  • discord
  • discordance
  • discordancy
  • disharmony
  • disputation
  • dispute
  • dissension
  • dissent
  • dissention
  • dissidence
  • dissonance
  • disunion
  • disunity
  • divide
  • division
  • dogfight
  • duel
  • emulation
  • enmity
  • face-off
  • falling-out
  • fight
  • fighting
  • fissure
  • friction
  • grapple
  • hassle
  • horse race
  • hostilities
  • hostility
  • ill will
  • incompatibility
  • incongruence
  • incongruity
  • incongruousness
  • inconsistence
  • inconsistency
  • inconsonance
  • infighting
  • inharmoniousness
  • inharmony
  • jar
  • match
  • miff
  • military operation
  • mix-up
  • nail-biter
  • passage of arms
  • quarrel
  • rancor
  • rivalry
  • row
  • run-in
  • schism
  • scrap
  • showdown
  • spat
  • squabble
  • strategy
  • strife
  • striving
  • struggle
  • sweep-stake
  • sweepstakes
  • tiff
  • tug-of-war
  • variance
  • war
  • wrangle

Antonyms for warfare

  • accord
  • agreement
  • ceasefire
  • concord
  • concordance
  • concurrence
  • cooperation
  • harmony
  • peace
  • surrender
  • truce

Meanings of warfare

  • noun
    1. The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
    2. Military operations of some particular kind e.g. guerrilla warfare.
  • verb
    1. To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.

Example Sentences

  • The soldiers were trained in both traditional and modern warfare tactics.
  • The country has invested heavily in advanced warfare technology to protect its borders.
  • Cyber warfare has become a major concern for national security in the digital age.
  • The documentary explored the impact of warfare on civilian populations.
  • The generals discussed strategies for warfare during the military summit.

On this page you'll find 107 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to warfare, such as: accord, agreement, altercation, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, argument.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

wars

  • actions
  • altercations
  • animosities
  • antagonisms
  • antipathies
  • arguments
  • attack
  • attempt
  • averts
  • ball games
  • battle
  • battles
  • bickers
  • bloodshed
  • bombard
  • brawls
  • buffers
  • bulwarks
  • campaign against
  • challenge
  • civil wars
  • clash
  • clashes
  • cold war
  • cold wars
  • collisions
  • combat
  • combats
  • competitions
  • conflagrations
  • conflict
  • conflicts
  • confrontations
  • conserves
  • contend
  • contends
  • contention
  • contentions
  • contest
  • contests
  • controversies
  • covers
  • debates
  • defends
  • differ
  • disaccords
  • disagree
  • disagreements
  • discordances
  • discordancies
  • discords
  • disharmonies
  • disputations
  • disputes
  • dissensions
  • dissentions
  • dissents
  • dissidences
  • dissonances
  • disunions
  • disunities
  • divides
  • divisions
  • dogfights
  • duels
  • endeavor
  • engage in combat
  • engagements
  • enmities
  • enmity
  • face-offs
  • falling-outs
  • fallings-out
  • fences
  • fends
  • fighting
  • fights
  • fissures
  • forfends
  • frictions
  • go to war
  • grapples
  • guards
  • hassles
  • holy wars
  • horse races
  • hostilities
  • hostility
  • hot wars
  • ill wills
  • incompatibilities
  • incongruences
  • incongruities
  • inconsistences
  • inconsistencies
  • inconsonances
  • infightings
  • inharmonies
  • jars
  • keeps
  • kill
  • limited wars
  • make war
  • march against
  • matches
  • meet
  • miffs
  • mix-ups
  • murder
  • nail-biters
  • opposes
  • oppugn
  • palisades
  • pickets
  • police action
  • police actions
  • preserves
  • prevents
  • protects
  • quarrels
  • rancors
  • resists
  • rivalries
  • rows
  • run-ins
  • safeguards
  • saves
  • schisms
  • scraps
  • screens
  • secures
  • shell
  • shields
  • shoot
  • showdowns
  • skirmishes
  • spats
  • squabbles
  • strife
  • strifes
  • strike
  • strive
  • struggle
  • struggles
  • sweep-stake
  • sweepstakes
  • take on
  • take the field against
  • take up arms
  • tiffs
  • tug
  • tugs-of-war
  • variances
  • wage war
  • walls
  • wards
  • warfare
  • warfares
  • withstands
  • world wars
  • wrangles

variance

  • about-face
  • altercation
  • animosity
  • antagonism
  • antipathy
  • argument
  • bicker
  • brawl
  • change
  • clash
  • cold war
  • collision
  • competition
  • conflict
  • contention
  • debate
  • deviation
  • difference of opinion
  • different strokes
  • disaccord
  • disagreement
  • discord
  • discordance
  • discordancy
  • discrepancy
  • disharmony
  • dispute
  • dissension
  • dissent
  • dissention
  • dissidence
  • dissonance
  • disunion
  • disunity
  • divergence
  • diversity
  • divide
  • division
  • enmity
  • falling-out
  • fight
  • fissure
  • flip-flop
  • fluctuation
  • friction
  • hassle
  • hostility
  • ill will
  • incompatibility
  • incongruence
  • incongruity
  • incongruousness
  • inconsistence
  • inconsistency
  • inconsonance
  • infighting
  • inharmoniousness
  • inharmony
  • jar
  • mid-course correction
  • miff
  • mix-up
  • mutation
  • quarrel
  • rancor
  • row
  • run-in
  • schism
  • scrap
  • separation
  • severing
  • spat
  • squabble
  • strife
  • sundering
  • switch
  • tiff
  • transmogrification
  • unharmoniousness
  • variation
  • variety
  • war
  • warfare
  • wrangle

ball game

  • argument
  • battle
  • big picture
  • clash
  • collision
  • combat
  • competition
  • conflict
  • confrontation
  • contention
  • contest
  • controversy
  • deal
  • debate
  • disagreement
  • discord
  • disputation
  • dispute
  • dissension
  • dissention
  • dogfight
  • duel
  • face-off
  • footing
  • friction
  • full particulars
  • grapple
  • horse race
  • ins and outs
  • lay of the land
  • match
  • nail-biter
  • picture
  • place
  • posture
  • quarrel
  • rank
  • rivalry
  • row
  • scene
  • score
  • showdown
  • situation
  • spot
  • standing
  • state
  • status
  • status quo
  • story
  • strife
  • struggle
  • sweep-stake
  • sweepstakes
  • the score
  • tug-of-war
  • war
  • warfare
  • whole picture
  • wrangle

campaign

  • action
  • adventure
  • agitate
  • arc
  • assault
  • attack
  • bandwagon
  • barnstorm
  • bid
  • blitz
  • canvass
  • cause
  • contend for
  • contest
  • crusade
  • drive
  • electioneer
  • enterprise
  • expedition
  • fight
  • game
  • go to grass roots
  • hit the trail
  • initiative
  • juggernaut
  • lobby
  • maneuver
  • march
  • mend fences
  • mission
  • movement
  • muckrake
  • mudsling
  • offensive
  • operation
  • politick
  • press the flesh
  • project
  • push
  • quest
  • ring doorbells
  • run
  • run for
  • shake hands and kiss babies
  • solicit votes
  • stand for
  • story
  • storyline
  • stump
  • tour
  • undertaking
  • warfare
  • whistle-stop

ball games

  • arguments
  • battles
  • clashes
  • collisions
  • combats
  • competitions
  • conflicts
  • confrontations
  • contentions
  • contests
  • controversies
  • deals
  • debates
  • disagreements
  • discords
  • disputations
  • disputes
  • dissensions
  • dissentions
  • dogfights
  • duels
  • face-offs
  • footings
  • frictions
  • grapples
  • horse races
  • matches
  • nail-biters
  • pictures
  • places
  • postures
  • quarrels
  • ranks
  • rivalries
  • rows
  • scenes
  • scores
  • showdowns
  • situations
  • spots
  • standings
  • states
  • status quos
  • statuses
  • stories
  • strifes
  • struggles
  • sweep-stake
  • sweepstakes
  • tugs-of-war
  • warfares
  • wars
  • wrangles

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