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. Nikki Rocco:

   None of us ever would have thought a picture like this -- an inspirational story about a World War Two hero and Olympian -- would have performed at this level, we would have been happy at $25 million.

2. David Beasley:

   We're facing the worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two.

3. Marco Rubio:

   It’s not just some rule you pass that everybody has to oblige by. It’s the willingness to shoot down the aircraft of the Russian Federation, which is basically the beginning of World War III.

4. Volodymyr Masliychuk:

   The battle for Bakhmut in winter-spring 2023 will surely enter the history books as the bloodiest battle in Europe since World War II.

5. Stephen Ambrose, D-Day, page 577:

   During the Second World War, the Germans took four years to build the Atlantic Wall. On four beaches it held up the Allies for about an hour; at Omaha it held up the U.S. for less than one day. The Atlantic Wall must therefore be regarded as one of the greatest blunders in military history.