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Antonyms for warfare


Grammar : Noun
Spell : wawr-fair
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɔrˌfɛər



Definition of warfare

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from war (n.) + fare (see fare (n.)).
  • noun armed conflict
Example sentences :
  • As is usual in Asiatic warfare, it was considerably pressed.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • All admit or assert that the lance is in this warfare the better weapon.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • The little vagabonds were quarrelling over the dbris of these engines of warfare.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Warfare would be dead, killed in her own turn, she who has killed so many.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Warfare was on the road to extinction, threatened by its very excesses.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Troops were mobilized hurriedly, preparations rushed for warfare.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • Our warfare must be less exalted, and permits hitting—below the belt.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • It was a merciless deed, and yet such was the character of all warfare at the time.
  • Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
  • They know nothing of warfare; they but wear their swords as ornaments.
  • Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt
  • Yet in no instance did he transcend the ordinary usages of Indian warfare.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

Synonyms for warfare

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