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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Tariffs have taken a toll on soybean farmers in this state with a populist, anti-war streak.
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 2 May 2026
Earlier, French labor leaders had focused on inflation, wages and social protections, but parts of the protests also featured anti-war slogans, Palestinian symbolism and criticism of military spending.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Video footage of disabled military veterans—some in wheelchairs, others leaning on canes—being zip-tied and dragged out of the Capitol Rotunda for staging a peaceful, anti-war protest.
—John Whitehead, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Examples include dissenters citing anti-war sentiments or disapproval of the government’s handling of the Epstein files.
—Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 2 May 2026
Earlier, French labor leaders had focused on inflation, wages and social protections, but parts of the protests also featured anti-war slogans, Palestinian symbolism and criticism of military spending.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Video footage of disabled military veterans—some in wheelchairs, others leaning on canes—being zip-tied and dragged out of the Capitol Rotunda for staging a peaceful, anti-war protest.
—John Whitehead, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Examples include dissenters citing anti-war sentiments or disapproval of the government’s handling of the Epstein files.
—Maximilian Brichta, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for anti-war
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“Anti-war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-war. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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