warred

The word “warred” has 2 syllables: war-red

It's pronounced as /wɔːrd/


What is synonym and antonym for warred?

In the thesaurus, “warred” has 58 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for warred

  • attack
  • attempt
  • averted
  • battled
  • bombard
  • buffered
  • bulwarked
  • campaign against
  • challenge
  • clash
  • combat
  • conserved
  • contend
  • contended
  • contest
  • covered
  • defended
  • differ
  • disagree
  • endeavor
  • engage in combat
  • fenced
  • fended
  • forfended
  • fought
  • go to war
  • guarded
  • kept
  • kill
  • make war
  • march against
  • meet
  • murder
  • opposed
  • oppugn
  • palisaded
  • picketed
  • preserved
  • prevented
  • protected
  • resisted
  • safeguarded
  • saved
  • screened
  • secured
  • shell
  • shielded
  • shoot
  • strive
  • struggle
  • take on
  • take the field against
  • take up arms
  • tug
  • wage war
  • walled
  • warded
  • withstood

Antonyms for warred

  • agree
  • aid
  • assailed
  • assaulted
  • attacked
  • be lazy
  • beset
  • besieged
  • bombarded
  • capitulated
  • caved
  • ceasefire
  • give up
  • laze
  • make peace
  • overran
  • protect
  • retreat
  • stormed
  • submitted
  • surrender
  • yielded

Meanings of warred

  • verb
    1. To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).
    2. To carry on, as a contest; to wage.

Example Sentences

  • The two countries warred for years over territorial disputes.
  • They had warred on and off for decades, leaving a legacy of bitterness.
  • The two factions warred fiercely, with no sign of reconciliation.
  • Throughout history, empires have warred over control of valuable resources.
  • The leaders warred in their speeches, each claiming the other's ideas were dangerous.

On this page you'll find 80 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to warred, such as: agree, aid, assailed, assaulted, attack, attacked, attempt.

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walled

  • armed
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  • averted
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  • beset
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  • withstood
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palisaded

  • averted
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  • warded
  • warred
  • withstood

warded

  • avert
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  • unexposed
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  • walled
  • warred
  • withstood

safeguarded

  • armed
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  • cured
  • defendable
  • defended
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  • disguised
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  • foolproof
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  • unassailable
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  • undamaged
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  • unharmed
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  • unmolested
  • unscathed
  • unthreatened
  • untouchable
  • vindicated
  • walled
  • warded
  • warred
  • watched
  • withstood

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