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

2 senses of warfare

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, 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")