What is another word for antiwar?

Pronunciation: [ˌantɪwˈɔː] (IPA)

The word "antiwar" refers to a person or thing that is against war. There are several synonyms for "antiwar" which include "pacifist", "dovish", and "peaceful". A pacifist is someone who believes that war and violence are wrong and supports peaceful ways of resolving conflicts. Those who are dovish are averse to war or any kind of strife. Finally, the word "peaceful" means being free from disturbance or violence, which is the state of being that antiwar advocates usually promote. Regardless of the word used, the message is clear - the person or thing is against war and its destructive effects on people and society.

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  • Forward Entailment

    • Adjective
      war.
    • Noun, singular or mass
      war.

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Usage examples for Antiwar

So he helped start the Constitution Party to run antiwar candidates for the U.S. Senate and House in that year's election.
"Diamond Dust"
K. Kay Shearin

Famous quotes with Antiwar

  • We have one of our priests in prison right now, Steve Kelly, for his antiwar actions, and three of us in the community are forbidden to visit him because we're all convicted felons.
    Daniel Berrigan
  • In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women's right movement. That focused my radio ambitions toward news.
    Bob Edwards
  • Well, we think the broadcasts did have some effect, because we see the antiwar movement in the U.S. building up, growing and so we think that our broadcast is a support to this antiwar movement.
    Hanoi Hannah
  • Cindy Sheehan is a clown. There is no real antiwar movement. No serious politician, with anything to do with anything, would show his face at an antiwar rally.
    Karl Rove
  • Throughout the lead-up to the war, CNN worked hard to air all sides of the story. We had a regular segment called Voices of Dissent in which we spent time covering antiwar protests and interviewing those who were opposed to the war with Iraq.
    Jim Walton

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