DEMILITARIZED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

demilitarized

verb

past tense of demilitarize

as in disarmed

to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of the two nations agreed to demilitarize themselves reciprocally in hopes of avoiding war

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Recent Examples of demilitarized Gaza will be demilitarized, and Hamas will be disarmed, the easy way or the hard way. — Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 The original plan would see the eastern region demilitarized, and Ukraine would be able to build new defensive lines, so the military loss would not be severe. — Anatol Lieven, Time, 28 Nov. 2025 Among its stickier points is the establishment of a coalition of international troops to ensure Gaza is demilitarized. — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025 Israel’s defense minister says hundreds of thousands of people uprooted from southern Lebanon will not be allowed to return home until the area is demilitarized and Israel believes its northern communities are safe. — Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 Zelensky has said that Ukrainian forces would be willing to leave the eastern part of the country if Russian troops also withdraw and the area becomes demilitarized, with an international coalition monitoring the region. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025 Under the 1979 treaty, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula bordering southern Israel was largely demilitarized. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 The Ukrainian leader said any withdrawal of troops would have to be reciprocal, with Moscow giving up as much Ukrainian territory as that ceded by Kyiv and those pockets of the Donbas becoming demilitarized as a result. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025 Even during the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union worked together on a wide range of issues, including a joint effort to spearhead the Antarctic Treaty, which has kept Antarctica demilitarized and facilitated scientific advancements at the Earth’s other pole. — David Balton, The Conversation, 15 June 2026

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Hezbollah denounces the deal as a threat to Lebanese sovereignty, while Israeli leaders vow not to cede ‘a millimeter’ until the group is fully disarmed.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
In his sonnets, Shakespeare pairs was with glass, and warmed with disarmed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

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