anti-war

adjective

an·​ti-war ˌan-tē-ˈwȯr How to pronounce anti-war (audio)
ˌan-tī-
variants or antiwar
: opposed to war
anti-war demonstrations
antiwar activists

Examples of anti-war in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sutherland and Fonda, who were in the midst of an affair at the time, were put on National Security Agency watchlists for two years because of their anti-war activities. Mansee Khurana, NPR, 20 June 2024 The point is bluntly put, and only reinforced by grim spectacles seemingly designed to refute the apocryphal Truffaut quote that there’s no such thing as an anti-war film. Alison Herman, Variety, 14 June 2024 Yet McCloskey stood in front of the Capitol to address throngs of angry young anti-war marchers in October of 1969. Ron Elving, NPR, 18 May 2024 Vaughn Hardenberg Westwood :: Whether arguing with John Wooden about his long hair, marching in Vietnam anti-war protests, or extolling the virtues of the Pac-12 as the ‘Conference of Champions,’ the gregarious Bill Walton was so much more than a legendary basketball player. Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-war 

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Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-war was in 1812

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“Anti-war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-war. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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