Cold war
Cold war noun - A state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States.
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Synonyms for Cold war
Conflict
Conflict noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Usage example: the conflict between absolute freedom and personal responsibility
Nearby Words: conflicting, conflicted
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- hostility and cold war
- hostility and conflict
- contest and cold war
- contest and conflict
- confrontation and cold war
- confrontation and conflict
- struggle and cold war
- struggle and conflict
- variance and cold war
- variance and conflict
- dissension and cold war
- dissension and conflict
- friction and cold war
- friction and conflict
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