waging
Actively pursuing conflict
Waging is carrying on or conducting, typically said of war or sustained campaigns: The rebels have been waging guerrilla warfare for decades.
The word extends to any prolonged struggle: waging a battle against cancer, waging a campaign for justice.
You wage what requires sustained effort against opposition.
Armed military engagement
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- combatArmed hostile engagement
fighting · conflict · struggle · crusade · offensive · assault · siege · insurgency
Zealous effort for change
- driveOperate a vehicle
- movementChange in position
- effortApplied energy toward goals
- pushForce something away
offensive · blitz · initiative · lobbying · advocacy · grassroots · publicity · fundraising
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- planningArranging for future events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
execution · calculation · positioning · deployment · escalation · de-escalation · brinkmanship · negotiation
battle
Armed military engagement
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
combat · fighting · conflict · struggle · crusade · offensive · assault · siege · insurgency · guerrilla
crusade
Zealous effort for change
push · offensive · blitz · initiative · lobbying · advocacy · grassroots · publicity · fundraising · awareness
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- planningArranging for future events
coordination · execution · calculation · positioning · deployment · escalation · de-escalation · brinkmanship · negotiation · alliance
wagingceasing
Coming to an end
stopping · halting · ending · terminating · discontinuing
wagingpeacekeeping
Preventing or ending conflict
peacemaking · making peace · reconciling · mediating · pacifying
wagingsurrendering
Ceasing to resist
retreating · capitulating · yielding · withdrawing · conceding