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| Main Entry: | truce |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peaceful solution |
| Synonyms: | accord, agreement, amnesty, armistice, break, breather*, cease-fire, cessation, detente, halt, intermission, interval, letup, lull, moratorium, olive branch*, pause, peace, reconciliation, reprieve, respite, rest, stay, suspension, terms, treaty, white flag*, de-escalation, temporary peace, wind-down |
| Antonyms: | disagreement, fight, war |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | armistice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peace-establishing agreement |
| Synonyms: | suspension, treaty, truce, ceasefire |
| Antonyms: | dispute, fight, war |
| Main Entry: | cease-fire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stop in fighting |
| Synonyms: | armistice, truce, suspension of hostilities |
| Main Entry: | détente |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peace |
| Synonyms: | amity, harmony, relaxation, relief, tranquility, truce, cooling off, equal power |
| Notes: | détente is an 'easing of tensions' and entente means 'understanding' |
| Main Entry: | moratorium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suspension |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, adjournment, ban, break, breather*, deferment, delay, downtime*, five*, freeze, grace period, halt, pause, postponement, reprieve, respite, stay, truce, abeyancy, breathing spell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reprieve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | relief of blame, responsibility |
| Synonyms: | abatement, abeyance, absolution, acquittal, amnesty, anchor*, clearance, clemency, commute, deferment, freeing, mitigation, pardon, postponement, release, remission, respite, spring*, stay, suspension, truce, alleviation, let-up, lifeboat, lifesaver, palliation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | respite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pause, suspension in activity |
| Synonyms: | acquittal, adjournment, break, breath*, breather*, breathing space*, cessation, coffee break, deadlock, deferment, delay, deliverance, discharge, downtime*, ease, five*, forgiveness, halt, hiatus, immunity, intermission, interruption, interval, layoff, leisure, letup*, lull, moratorium, pardon, postponement, recess, relaxation, release, relief, reprieve, rest, stay, stop, ten*, time, truce, exculpation, interregnum, protraction, time out |
| Antonyms: | continuation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ceasefire agreement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suspension of hostilities |
| Synonyms: | armistice, olive branch, peace, truce, cooling-off period, stand-down |
| Main Entry: | peace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | harmony, agreement |
| Synonyms: | accord, amity, armistice, cessation, concord, friendship, love, neutrality, order, reconciliation, treaty, truce, union, unity, conciliation, pacification, pacifism, unanimity |
| Antonyms: | disagreement, disharmony, fighting, war |
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