wartime

Noun

Meaning

a period of time during which there is armed conflict

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

war military attack battle warlike conflict fighting fight combat warfare martial belligerency warpath warring war torn
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Antonyms

peacetime concord amity alliance rest agreement
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Hypernyms

period period of time time period

Phrases with the word

wartime intelligence wartime government wartime duty wartime service the wartime era crime committed in wartime

Examples

Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime. Alphonse Allais

The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools. Benjamin Disraeli

In wartime a man is called a hero. It doesn't make him any braver, and he runs for his life. But at least it's a hero who is running away. Jean Giraudoux

Better dry bread in peacetime than meat in wartime. Hungarian Proverb

Better to be a dog in peacetime that a man in wartime. Chinese Proverb

In wartime no sweets are given out. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

warthog warthoglet wartily wartime duty wartime farce wartime footing