anti-war
adjective
an·ti-war
ˌan-tē-ˈwȯr 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antiwar
: opposed to war
anti-war demonstrations
antiwar activists
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The anti-war film is a Pantaleon Films production in collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios for Prime Video, directed by Dennis Gansel.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 June 2025
This year, the anti-war demonstrations have largely faded from view, but protesters held a silent vigil a few hours before Thursday’s ceremony.
—Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
And two men died after self-immolating in protest of the war; one was a U.S. Air Force member outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., and the other was an anti-war activist outside the Boston Israeli Consulate.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 28 May 2025
O’Brien fills the final novel with national and global news, from the Cuban Missile Crisis and the St. Paul anti-war march to President Carter’s pardon for draft dodgers.
—Alex Vernon
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 June 2025
This year, the anti-war demonstrations have largely faded from view, but protesters held a silent vigil a few hours before Thursday’s ceremony.
—Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
And two men died after self-immolating in protest of the war; one was a U.S. Air Force member outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., and the other was an anti-war activist outside the Boston Israeli Consulate.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 28 May 2025
O’Brien fills the final novel with national and global news, from the Cuban Missile Crisis and the St. Paul anti-war march to President Carter’s pardon for draft dodgers.
—Alex Vernon
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-war
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“Anti-war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-war. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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