| Main Entry: | armistice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peace-establishing agreement |
Synonyms: |
ceasefire, suspension, treaty, truce |
Antonyms: |
dispute, fight, war |
| Main Entry: | cease-fire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stop in fighting |
Synonyms: |
armistice, suspension of hostilities, truce |
| Main Entry: | peace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | harmony, agreement |
Synonyms: |
accord, amity, armistice, cessation, conciliation, concord, friendship, love, neutrality, order, pacification, pacifism, reconciliation, treaty, truce, unanimity, union, unity |
Antonyms: |
disagreement, disharmony, fighting, war |
| Main Entry: | truce |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peaceful solution |
Synonyms: |
accord, agreement, amnesty, armistice, break, breather, cease-fire, cessation, de-escalation, detente, halt, intermission, interval, letup, lull, moratorium, olive branch, pause, peace, reconciliation, reprieve, respite, rest, stay, suspension, temporary peace, terms, treaty, white flag, wind-down |
Antonyms: |
disagreement, fight, war |
| Main Entry: | ceasefire agreement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suspension of hostilities |
Synonyms: |
armistice, cooling-off period, olive branch, peace, stand-down, truce |
| Main Entry: | peace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
| Concept: | Peace. |
| Category: | 1. Conditional antagonism |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
peace; amity (friendship); harmony (concord); tranquillity (quiescence); truce (pacification); pipe of peace, calumet of peace., piping time of peace, quiet life; neutrality., pax Romana; Pax Americana.
-verbs
be at peace; keep the peace (concord)., make peace.
-adjectives
pacific; peaceable, peaceful; calm, tranquil, untroubled, halcyon; bloodless; neutral.
-phrases
the storm blown over; the lion lies down with the lamb; "all quiet on the Potomac"; paritur pax bello [Nepos]; "peace hath her victories no less renowned than war"
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Antonyms: |
warfare |
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