antiwar

[an-tee-wawr, an-tahy-]

adjective

1. against war or a particular war.

   the antiwar movement of the 1960s.

antiwar

/ ˌæntɪˈwɔː /

adjective

1. opposed to war

   the antiwar movement

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiwar¹

anti- + war ¹

Example Sentences

He has marched in antiwar protests and dropped massive banners from Texas highways that say: Let Gaza live.

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But whether they choose to speak out publicly or not, a striking number of them are now either antiwar or “war skeptical,” questioning whether some of our recent conflicts were faintly worth fighting in the first place.

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From his early days in public life, Burton, a lawyer and Army veteran, advocated for greater civil rights, opposed the death penalty, and was an antiwar activist, protesting U.S. involvement in Vietnam in October 1963, when the U.S. had fewer than 17,000 troops there.

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Although the least known, “Naqoyqatsi” has an antiwar theme that would have fit right in with “Sarabande Africaine.”

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In practice, Nixon’s circle sought tax data to compile the famous Enemies List, as well as other retributive activities, such as spurring audits of antiwar activists, digging into Democratic National Committee Chair Larry O’Brien’s finances, and even to track potential Democratic donors.

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