war's

Belonging to combat

War's is the possessive form of war.

It attributes qualities or effects to armed conflict: war's terrible toll, war's end, war's chaos.

The form appears most often in literary or formal contexts: War's appetite for young men seemed endless.

conflict

battle's

Of a fight

fighting'sContention's possessive form
campaign'sOrganized effort's possessive
front'sOf the forward face

outcome

treaty's

Of a formal agreement

survivor'sBelonging to one remaining
wound'sOf a bodily injury

strategy

general's

Of a military commander

commander'sBelonging to the leader
operation'sBelonging to an undertaking
mission'sPertaining to a purpose

defense's · alliance's · coalition's · army's · navy's · division's · regiment's

cause

aggressor's

Of the attacking party

territory'sBelonging to a region
empire'sBelonging to a dominion
resource'sBelonging to a supply

border's · revolution's

metaphorical

competition's

Belonging to a rivalry

battle'sOf a fight
campaign'sOrganized effort's possessive
fight'sBelonging to a struggle

conflict's · opposition's · adversary's · enemy's · front's · strategy's

Opposites

destruction vs. creation/preservation

war'screation's

Belonging to something made

aggression vs. diplomacy

Of a formal agreement

alliance's · order's

hostility vs. amity

war'sfriendship's

Of a close relationship

alliance's · brotherhood's · partnership's

Phrases

at warIn armed conflict
tug of warTeams pull rope opposite ways
war zoneArea of active conflict
nuclear warArmed conflict using fission weapons
go to warStart military action
war cryCombatants' rallying shout

Family

war, warfare, wars, warring, warlike, wartime, warmonger, wartimes, warmongers

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG