antiwar
Against armed conflict
Antiwar describes opposition to war, especially a specific military conflict: antiwar protests, the antiwar movement.
The term gained prominence during the Vietnam era but applies to opposition to any war.
Someone who is antiwar believes a particular conflict—or war generally—is unjust, unnecessary, or too costly in lives and resources.
Antiwar moral stance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
- conscientious objectionMoral refusal to fight
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
demilitarization · neutrality · dovish · Quaker · Mennonite · Gandhi · MLK · Tolstoy
Public display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
petition · boycott · civil disobedience · grassroots · lobbying · advocacy · coalition · solidarity
Gentle cooing bird
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- refusalAct of declining
resistance · noncompliance · objection · renunciation · isolationism · antimilitarist · anti-imperialist · skepticism
Southeast Asian coastal nation
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
- WoodstockLandmark 1969 music festival
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
Kent State · Pentagon Papers · draft dodger · ban the bomb · hippie · Jane Fonda · Joan Baez · John Lennon
Freedom from disturbance
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
détente · reconciliation · accord · compromise · diplomacy · de-escalation · mediation · conciliation
pacifism
Antiwar moral stance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
- conscientious objectionMoral refusal to fight
disarmament · demilitarization · neutrality · dovish · Quaker · Mennonite · Gandhi · MLK · Tolstoy · Bertrand Russell
demonstration
Public display of opinion
vigil · petition · boycott · civil disobedience · grassroots · lobbying · advocacy · coalition · solidarity · leafleting
dove
Gentle cooing bird
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
refusal · resistance · noncompliance · objection · renunciation · isolationism · antimilitarist · anti-imperialist · skepticism
Vietnam
Southeast Asian coastal nation
- flower powerNonviolent resistance ideology
- WoodstockLandmark 1969 music festival
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
moratorium · Kent State · Pentagon Papers · draft dodger · ban the bomb · hippie · Jane Fonda · Joan Baez · John Lennon · Bob Dylan
peace
Freedom from disturbance
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- treatyBinding pact between nations
negotiation · détente · reconciliation · accord · compromise · diplomacy · de-escalation · mediation · conciliation · rapprochement
- peacepeace, peaceful, peacefully, peace sign, peace symbol
- BoomersAARP, AARP member, empty nester, empty nesters, grandparent
- Vietnam WarVietnam, Tet Offensive, My Lai Massacre, Viet Cong, Ho Chi Minh Trail
- nationalismpatriotism, national pride, national sovereignty, national identity, national symbols
antiwarpro-war
Favoring military intervention
hawkish · militarist · warmongering · interventionist · jingoistic
antiwarwarlike
Disposed toward armed conflict
militant · combative · aggressive · belligerent · hostile
- antiwar protestsOrganized opposition to warfare
- antiwar movementOrganized protest against warfare
- antiwar songMusic opposing armed conflict