WARMONGER Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

warmonger

noun

ˈwȯr-ˌməŋ-gər

Definition of warmonger

as in hawk

one who urges or attempts to cause a war fortunately, the warmongers met with overwhelming opposition

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Recent Examples of warmonger Mayor Mamdani is free from the pressures of lobbyists and warmongers who try to cultivate and flip rising stars. — Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026 People of peace have no PR machine and no media budget - so media narratives are skewed toward warmongers. — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 Democrats saw him as a master of dark arts, beholden to his former pals in the oil industry and a warmonger who goaded the nation to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to help his benefactors. — Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Nov. 2025 Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on November 3 at age 84, enjoyed some unexpected respect in his last years from Democrats who once viewed him as a Machiavellian warmonger. — Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warmonger

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Some debt-hawk camps are lobbying to cut federal deficits to 3% of GDP—about half their current levels—while others want to form a committee (similar to President Obama’s Bowles-Simpson Commission) to examine budget options.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
That includes efforts involving species such as Swainson’s hawks, burrowing owls, giant garter snakes, salmon, frogs and vernal pool shrimp, as well as the creation of a connected reserve system.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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Earlier this year, affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State both carried out attacks on the civilian airport and military airbase, contributing to initial suspicion that militants could have been behind the assault on the capital.

— Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Jihadi militants had on two occasions this year attacked the airport, a strategic hub that hosts a Nigerien air force base as well as the headquarters of the joint Niger-Burkina Faso-Mali military force.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

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