warred
Engaged in combat
Warred is the past tense of war, meaning to engage in armed conflict or sustained struggle.
Nations warred over territory; factions warred for control.
The word extends to any prolonged antagonism: They warred with each other for years over the inheritance.
Warred appears less often than the present participle warring.
Sustained mutual hostility
- clashedCame into conflict
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
- quarreledDisputed angrily
- struggledExerted with difficulty
strife · hostility · animosity · antagonism · rivalry · friction · discord · contention
Armed military engagement
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- foughtEngaged in conflict
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
cavalry · infantry · artillery · skirmish · assault · frontline · trenches · fortification
Aggressive advocacy campaigns
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- empireDomain under unified control
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
colonialism · medieval · antiquity · feudalism · reformation · crusaders · conquerors · invaders
feuded
Sustained mutual hostility
struggled · strife · hostility · animosity · antagonism · rivalry · friction · discord · contention · opposition
battle
Armed military engagement
siege · cavalry · infantry · artillery · skirmish · assault · frontline · trenches · fortification · ambush
crusades
Aggressive advocacy campaigns
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- empireDomain under unified control
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
revolution · colonialism · medieval · antiquity · feudalism · reformation · crusaders · conquerors · invaders · warlords
warredmade peace
Resolved a dispute
cooperated · allied · collaborated · reconciled · harmonized
warrednegotiated
Reached terms through discussion
agreed · settled · compromised · arbitrated · mediated
warredsurrendered
Ceased resistance formally
capitulated · yielded · submitted · retreated · withdrew
- road warriorPerpetual business traveler
- warrior cultureSociety valuing combat above all
- weekend warriorSporadic recreational exerciser
- wounded warriorsService members harmed in combat
- keyboard warriorCombative online arguer
- little warrior