WARMONGER Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

warmonger

noun

ˈwȯr-ˌməŋ-gər

Definition of warmonger

as in hawk

one who urges or attempts to cause a war fortunately, the warmongers met with overwhelming opposition

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Recent Examples of warmonger Mayor Mamdani is free from the pressures of lobbyists and warmongers who try to cultivate and flip rising stars. — Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026 People of peace have no PR machine and no media budget - so media narratives are skewed toward warmongers. — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 Democrats saw him as a master of dark arts, beholden to his former pals in the oil industry and a warmonger who goaded the nation to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to help his benefactors. — Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Nov. 2025 Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on November 3 at age 84, enjoyed some unexpected respect in his last years from Democrats who once viewed him as a Machiavellian warmonger. — Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warmonger

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Lindsey Graham’s hard line on China was central to his reputation as a leading foreign policy hawk.

— Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Birds, including Canadian geese, several types of hawks, mynas and larks were also killed in the thousands.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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Israel’s military agency blamed local merchants’ dispute with Hamas militants over truck fees, but Gaza’s truckers union says Israel imposed the restrictions.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Palestinians fled the camp in 2025 as the Israeli military carried out a widespread crackdown against West Bank militants.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026

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