War definition

War is a noun meaning "the waging of armed conflict against an enemy." It has 5 meanings, as a noun and a verb, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech: noun, verb
Syllables: 1
Letters: 3
How common: Everyday word

War as a noun

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
"thousands of people were killed in the war"
Same sense: warfare
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
"war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
Same sense: state of war
an active struggle between competing entities
"a price war"
Same sense: warfare
a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
"the war on poverty"

War as a verb

make or wage war

Synonyms and antonyms

warfare
state of war

Opposites: peace, make peace.

How to say war

War has 1 syllable and rhymes with for. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with war

for
or
your
more
before
four
door
store
anymore
floor
therefore
score

WAR in word games

Scrabble: 6
Words With Friends: 6
Anagrams: 1

Is WAR a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check WAR in the word checker, or unscramble WAR to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.

Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.