ARMISTICES Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

armistices

noun

plural of armistice

as in truces

a temporary stopping of fighting both sides in the conflict agreed to an armistice during the solemn holy days

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truces

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My childhood school in Denmark hadn’t been turned to rubble but into an emotional battlefield, a psychological groundhog’s day of explosive arguments, violent brawls—and brief, fragile truces that always shattered when the home bell rung.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Brokering these truces will require painful concessions from both Washington and Riyadh.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

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