anti-war
adjective
an·ti-war
ˌan-tē-ˈwȯr 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antiwar
: opposed to war
anti-war demonstrations
antiwar activists
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Ron Paul’s collegiate supporters in 2008 and 2012 previewed the anti-establishment, anti-war GOP.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 Feb. 2025
It was prominently featured in Jean Renoir’s 1937 anti-war masterpiece La Grande Illusion, influenced the design of the Citadel of Minas Tirith in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and inspired Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki during the creation of his Howl’s Moving Castle.
—Kimberley Lovato, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) Aaron Sorkin’s true-life tale about a group of anti-war protesters is a riot.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Expecting applause, many veterans like him faced the ire of the nation's swelling anti-war movement, whose protests pitted neighbor against neighbor depending on whether the war was seen as a heroic stand against Communism or a waste of young American lives.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 8 Feb. 2025
It was prominently featured in Jean Renoir’s 1937 anti-war masterpiece La Grande Illusion, influenced the design of the Citadel of Minas Tirith in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and inspired Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki during the creation of his Howl’s Moving Castle.
—Kimberley Lovato, AFAR Media, 4 Feb. 2025
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) Aaron Sorkin’s true-life tale about a group of anti-war protesters is a riot.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Expecting applause, many veterans like him faced the ire of the nation's swelling anti-war movement, whose protests pitted neighbor against neighbor depending on whether the war was seen as a heroic stand against Communism or a waste of young American lives.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Anti-war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-war. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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