war

• "thousands of people were killed in the war"

Synonyms

• warfarethe waging of armed conflict against an enemy; an active struggle between competing entities

• "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"

Synonyms

• state of wara legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply

• "a price war"
• "a war of wits"
• "diplomatic warfare"

Synonyms

• warfarethe waging of armed conflict against an enemy; an active struggle between competing entities

• "the war on poverty"
• "the war against crime"