Animosity and War

Animosity

Animosity noun - A deep-seated ill will.

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War and animosity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "War" instead a noun "Animosity".

Nearby Word: animus

War noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.

Usage example: the siblings always seemed to be at war with one another

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Animosity and war are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Animosity" instead a noun "War".

Nearby Words: warship, wartime

small	small animosity	small war
actual	actual animosity	actual war
real	real animosity	real war
massive	massive animosity	massive war
Other adjectives: little, personal, early, political, never-ending, previous, resulting, historical.

The pilots explicitly state that they hold no animosity towards their enemies, during and after the war.

Source: Video Game / Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
There are centuries of animosity between the socially elite Vampyres and lower-class Werewulves, though in the book's setting it manifests as a class struggle rather than outright war.

Source: Fur Against Fang
No they dont wage war on each other, nor do they feel any particular unreasoning animosity toward each other.

Source: Video Game / Unwritten Legends

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War and Animosity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/animosity/war

Animosity & War. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/animosity/war>.

War or Animosity. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/animosity/war.

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