anti-war protester
Conflict opposition activist
An anti-war protester is someone who publicly demonstrates opposition to a war or military action.
The term applies broadly—from Vietnam-era marchers to those opposing interventions in Iraq or Gaza.
Anti-war protesters may carry signs, attend rallies, or engage in civil disobedience: Anti-war protesters gathered outside the embassy.
The hyphenation varies: antiwar protester is also common.
- activistVigorous cause champion
- demonstratorOne who protests publicly
- pacifistAnti-violence believer
- peace marchOrganized walk opposing violence
- marcherOne who walks purposefully
picket · placard · chanting · conscientious objector · peacenik · sit-in · human chain · rally · Vietnam · dove · dissent · tear gas · riot police · civil disobedience · flower power · hippie · banner · megaphone
- activistsactivist, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activists, campaigner, demonstrator
- Nonconformistsnonconformist, rebels, rebel, misfits, misfit
anti-war protesterwar hawk
Proponent of military action
warmonger · hawk · militarist · interventionist · neoconservative
anti-war protestersoldier
Armed forces member
combat veteran · arms dealer · war profiteer · combatant · warrior
anti-war protestersilent majority
Presumed moderate, publicly mute multitude
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