TRUCE Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

truce

noun

ˈtrüs

Definition of truce next

as in armistice

a temporary stopping of fighting both sides agreed to a 24-hour truce beginning at midnight on Christmas Eve

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Recent Examples of truce Strikes come amid Israel's military campaign in Lebanon Israel's strike in the Beirut area was the first attack since the United States brokered a truce plan for Lebanon last week. —

Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 June 2026 During the truce, Iran has maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz — a crucial passage for the world’s oil and natural gas and the primary reason global fuel prices skyrocketed. —

Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 Iran has demanded that any lasting truce extend to Lebanon. —

Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 7 June 2026 Kuwait has been one of Tehran’s main targets during the truce. —

Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for truce

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Noun

President Dwight Eisenhower achieved an armistice in the costly war.

— Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Even since the formation of a government in 2025, however, the Lebanese state has been unable to effectively make progress in disarming Hezbollah as stipulated in the November 2024, armistice agreement that ended that previous round of fighting.

— Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 1 June 2026