anti-war
adjective
an·ti-war
ˌan-tē-ˈwȯr 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antiwar
: opposed to war
anti-war demonstrations
antiwar activists
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Over the next year, Smolny purged dozens of professors, including one who was fired for joining an anti-war protest.
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Anastasiia Vorozhtsova, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025
This recent anti-war protest in Tel Aviv drew several thousand Israelis pushing for the return of hostages after 19 months of fighting.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025
Affixed with a marijuana plant over a communist star, the flag demonstrates the melding of cultural and political radicalism in some activist quarters and sheds light on why many Americans opposed the anti-war movement than the war itself.
— Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
The Washington Post: Israel’s anti-war protests avoid Gaza.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
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Anastasiia Vorozhtsova, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025
This recent anti-war protest in Tel Aviv drew several thousand Israelis pushing for the return of hostages after 19 months of fighting.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025
Affixed with a marijuana plant over a communist star, the flag demonstrates the melding of cultural and political radicalism in some activist quarters and sheds light on why many Americans opposed the anti-war movement than the war itself.
— Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
The Washington Post: Israel’s anti-war protests avoid Gaza.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-war
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“Anti-war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-war. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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