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

Containing trade wars is a start, but Beijing and Washington should also work to end or at least contain hot wars that could trigger a much wider conflagration. —Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2024

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