WARMONGER Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

warmonger

noun

ˈwȯr-ˌməŋ-gər

Definition of warmonger

as in hawk

one who urges or attempts to cause a war fortunately, the warmongers met with overwhelming opposition

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Recent Examples of warmonger Mayor Mamdani is free from the pressures of lobbyists and warmongers who try to cultivate and flip rising stars. — Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026 People of peace have no PR machine and no media budget - so media narratives are skewed toward warmongers. — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 Democrats saw him as a master of dark arts, beholden to his former pals in the oil industry and a warmonger who goaded the nation to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to help his benefactors. — Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Nov. 2025 Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on November 3 at age 84, enjoyed some unexpected respect in his last years from Democrats who once viewed him as a Machiavellian warmonger. — Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warmonger

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Noun

The episode and subsequent lack of accountability have sent shock waves through Russia hawks and Ukraine's allies on Capitol Hill.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Lindsey Graham’s hard line on China was central to his reputation as a leading foreign policy hawk.

— Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

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Adding to regional worries, Yemen's Houthi militants claimed responsibility on Monday for strikes targeting Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu, the Shaybah oilfield and airports in Riyadh and Abha.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Despite Riyadh’s considerable air defenses and vast military spending, the militants have been able to outsmart the systems using relatively cheap drones and missiles.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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