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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The use of animation, which is usually employed to explore the wonders of childhood, is instead used here instead to contrast and thus call attention to the ugliness of war, making Grave of the Fireflies one of the most profound anti-war films ever made.
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
At protests in several Western cities—some merely anti-war or anti-interventionist, others explicitly anti-Zionist or pro-Iranian—people rushed to criticize the Israeli military action to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
That includes remembering the Feb. 15, 2003, anti-war protests that took place in over 600 cities around the world as an effort to prevent what appeared to be an inevitable war.
—Andrea Stanton, The Conversation, 26 June 2025
However, the vocal anti-war right criticized Trump, with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) saying the strike was unconstitutional.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 23 June 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
At protests in several Western cities—some merely anti-war or anti-interventionist, others explicitly anti-Zionist or pro-Iranian—people rushed to criticize the Israeli military action to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
That includes remembering the Feb. 15, 2003, anti-war protests that took place in over 600 cities around the world as an effort to prevent what appeared to be an inevitable war.
—Andrea Stanton, The Conversation, 26 June 2025
However, the vocal anti-war right criticized Trump, with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) saying the strike was unconstitutional.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 23 June 2025
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“Anti-war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-war. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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