Antonyms of noun war

1 of 4 senses of war

Sense 2
war, state of war -- (a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring")
       Antonym of peace (Sense 1)
      => peace -- (the state prevailing during the absence of war)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun war

4 senses of war

Sense 1
war, warfare -- (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war")
       => military action, action -- (a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea")

Sense 2
war, state of war -- (a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring")
       => hostility, enmity, antagonism -- (a state of deep-seated ill-will)

Sense 3
war, warfare -- (an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare")
       => conflict, struggle, battle -- (an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs")

Sense 4
war -- (a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime")
       => campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort -- (a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort")

Antonyms of verb war

1 sense of war

Sense 1
war -- (make or wage war)
       Antonym of make peace (Sense 1)
      => make peace -- (end hostilities; "The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb war

1 sense of war

Sense 1
war -- (make or wage war)
       => contend, fight, struggle -- (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country")