Synonyms of hot war

hot war

noun

as in hostilities

a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups

fortunately, the cool relationship between the two nations never escalated into a hot war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hostilities
• war
• conflict
• world war
• civil war
• cold war
• conflagration
• holy war
• limited war
• skirmish
• police action
• fighting
• battle
• warfare
• engagement
• combat
• action

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peace
• disarmament
• demobilization
• pacification
• truce
• demilitarization
• tranquillity
• calm
• tranquility
• cease-fire
• peacefulness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of hot war

And only when the construction of the Berlin Wall commenced in August of 1961 did an opportunity arise to hold a hot war at bay and stave off some of the era’s most catastrophic potentials, including a nuclear holocaust. —Dmitri Alperovitch, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024

The escalation between Hezbollah and Israel along the Lebanon-Israel border has surged into a hot war since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. —Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024

This is an odd view of a man who directly enables genocide and foments hot wars with nuclear-armed Russia and China. —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024

Nobody wants to start a hot war in the region but a strong international coalition funded by regional petro-dollars needs to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic and completely isolate Iran economically. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2024