WARRING Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

warring 1 of 2

adjective

as in belligerent

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warring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of war

as in contending

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Recent Examples of warring

Verb

Congress is moving to put more pressure on Sudan’s warring factions, as the three-year war perpetuates one of the globe’s worst humanitarian crises. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 12 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for warring

Adjective

And in August 2008, Russia went to war with neighboring Georgia, showing the belligerent new face of Putin’s foreign policy.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Trump’s belligerent approach to dealing with Canada marks an extraordinary departure from the traditionally cooperative relationship between the two countries.

— Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of belligerent

Verb

Boston Bruins The Bruins have an average at best roster and farm system, and trying to win while rebuilding on the fly is something that usually backfires more often than leading to a contending team.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Kiley turned the criticism around, contending that his willingness to work with both parties was a strength.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of contending

Adjective

Priced from $41,520, the MT1 looks like something from the world of Japanese anime, with none of the militaristic menace of Tesla’s pickup.

— Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The seemingly militaristic act of archery and peaceful meditation may seem diametrically opposed.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of militaristic

Verb

Hahn said that the opposing viewpoints could have been more thoroughly debated, had the project been subject to CEQA review.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The majority of Paxton’s rally focused on religion, cutting costs of living and opposing Democratic nominee James Talarico.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of opposing

Adjective

Macron says fires are warlike crisis for France Out-of-control wildfires represent France’s greatest crisis since World War II, President Emmanuel Macron said.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
The poem that precedes it, the Iliad, is a cruel and beautiful work, the ultimate story of war; the Odyssey has its warlike passages, but its central energies seem almost commonplace beside the merciless fury of Achilles.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

Definition of warlike

Verb

As a result, the Fed’s attention is now fixed on fighting inflation, instead of the other part of its dual mandate, namely supporting the labor market.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
For France, long accustomed to wildfires along arid stretches of the Atlantic and Mediterranean, the devastation in Le Porge has yielded rare consensus that its fire safety system is not up to fighting mega-fires brought on by climate change.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of fighting

Adjective

Abductions are common in Nigeria, where militant groups target schoolchildren and other civilians to put pressure on the government and extract ransoms.

— Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The strikes came after Israel blamed the militant Hezbollah group for firing two explosive drones.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of militant

Verb

While Kaepernick was out of the league, the NFL went about trying to turn the temperature down on his protest, battling the aftermath of an especially divisive election and a ratings slide some attributed to the player demonstrations.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
After battling competitors from America, France and Lithuania, Gunn didn’t earn a single vote from judges.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026