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antiwar

American  
[an-tee-wawr, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈwɔr, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

  1. against war or a particular war.

    the antiwar movement of the 1960s.


antiwar British  
/ ˌæntɪˈwɔː /

adjective

  1. opposed to war

    the antiwar movement

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Etymology

Origin of antiwar

anti- + war 1

Example Sentences

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His sardonically bouncy song “Vietnam,” from his self-titled album released in 1969, was said to have been Bob Dylan’s favorite antiwar song.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here’s the real joke: Simons was an antiwar mathematician who thought capitalism was morally dubious.

From MarketWatch

He had marched in antiwar protests while in his teens and said that he’d always wanted to visit the country — just not in 1972.

From Salon

Honestly, I don’t know what that scene is doing here; it’s the one moment — well, along with hugging Jesse Jackson backstage at an antiwar rally — that feels like conventional rockumentary.

From Salon

The antiwar movement is represented by cartoon protestors waving cartoon signs.

From Salon