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antiwar

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

/ ˌæn tiˈwɔr, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

against war or a particular war: the antiwar movement of the 1960s.

Origin of antiwar

anti- + war¹

Words nearby antiwar

antiviral protein, antivirus, antivitamin, antivivisection, antivivisectionist, antiwar, antiwhite, antiworld, antixerophthalmic vitamin, antler, antler moth

Example sentences from the Web for antiwar

Rep. Walter Jones, an antiwar Republican, was one of the few to give voice to the problem.

The Pentagon Is Officially Clueless About the ISIS War |Tim Mak |November 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Todd Kincannon, a former executive director of the South Carolina GOP, says he wishes the Iraqis had killed an antiwar veteran.

South Carolina Republicans Distance Themselves From Todd Kincannon |Eliza Shapiro |March 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
This criticism of the President from an antiwar position elicited cheers from the Republican delegates.

Barney Frank on the Mandate to Cut Defense |Michael Tomasky |December 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
She has been arrested multiple times at antiwar protests around the country.

Roseanne Barr: Why You Should Vote for Me for President |Abigail Pesta |August 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Her running mate, Cindy Sheehan, is an antiwar activist whose son died in the Iraq War.

Roseanne Barr: Why You Should Vote for Me for President |Abigail Pesta |August 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The movement was headed by the left-wing Socialists, who attempted to correlate the antiwar movement with socialist propaganda.

Area Handbook for Bulgaria |Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
The antiwar factions were not necessarily, however, users of violence.

The Day of the Confederacy |Nathaniel W. Stephenson

British Dictionary definitions for antiwar

antiwar

/ (ˌæntɪˈwɔː) /

adjective

opposed to war the antiwar movement