HOSTILITIES Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

hostilities

noun

plural of hostility

as in war

a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups Both sides agreed to cease all hostilities.

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Recent Examples of hostilities Riyadh said the discussions were aimed at keeping diplomatic channels open and preventing another escalation in hostilities. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 The conflict is now in its seventh month, and both countries seem a bit far apart on how to end hostilities. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Are there arguments to be made that some of these private companies are participating in hostilities by virtue of supplying the tools the military is using to wage war? — Kylie Jones, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026 Moscow has rejected a break in hostilities until a comprehensive agreement on its terms is reached. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Dangers of a wider war Another surge in hostilities would widen this gulf rather than bridge it. — Ali Vaez, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 The incipient differences increased after the Civil War intensified hostilities and cultural differences between the North and South. — Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 The hostilities began as a month-long student movement over school conditions and teacher shortages in working-class suburbs before broadening into a larger protest movement against inequality, public spending cuts and the rising cost of living. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Although the correlation between daily prices has been insignificant, cotton prices and Brent crude prices have followed a similar general pattern since the outbreak of hostilities around Iran. — Sj Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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Noun

While Healey is expected to let a reduction in his fiscal buffer do most of the work on the basis that the Iran war has blown a hole in his accounts, tax increases are still likely.

— Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
In March, the Pentagon reportedly began shipping Patriot and THAAD components from South Korea to the Middle East to support the Iran war.

— Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of war

Noun

The vote, which had been scheduled for last week, was delayed after two days of deliberations because of growing wariness among Egyptians concerned about an intervention in Yemen's long-running conflict.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The risk of conflict is growing and the threat to the international economy is severe.

— Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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