Synonyms for world war
world war

Princeton's WordNet

1. world warnoun

   a war in which the major nations of the world are involved

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1. • War

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1. Jimmy Lee:

   My big concern is that when we came about World War II . . . people just got together, we didn’t care, everyone got together to support and help each other.

2. Janet Yellen:

   Last year, the economy shrunk more than any other since the end of World War II. With the growth that the CBO projects, it will be years before the country reaches full employment again.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   I believe it's essential that the United States maintain and strengthen the post-World War II alliances that have been carefully built by leaders in both parties, we must also maintain a clear-eyed understanding of our friends and foes, and recognize that nations like Russia are among the latter.

4. Kevin Flanagan:

   It’s absolutely surreal, these are all images that I associated with Second World War movies – never expected that this is something I would see in my own lifetime, with my own eyes.

5. Jimmy Carter:

   There’s not an easy answer to it, we now have more refugees from war zones on Earth than we’ve ever had in history, even after the Second World War.