What is another word for before the war?

Pronunciation: [bɪfˌɔː ðə wˈɔː] (IPA)

Before the war, also known as prewar, refers to the time period preceding the outbreak of war. Synonyms for before the war include antebellum, pre-conflict, pre-battle, pre-combat, pre-hostilities, and pre-military action. These terms can be used to describe any period before a violent conflict occurs, and they are often used in historical contexts. In popular culture, the term "prewar" is frequently used to evoke a nostalgic mood, especially when referring to a time when things were believed to be simpler, or before an event that changed the course of history. Whether used in a historical or present-day context, these synonyms for before the war are useful for describing a time period without specifically mentioning a particular war.

What are the hypernyms for Before the war?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Before the war

  • Most of the victims of Nazi aggression were before the war less well off than Germany. They should not be expected by Germany to bear, unaided, the major costs of Nazi aggression.
    James F. Byrnes
  • I also argued before the war that the administration was underestimating Arab nationalism and Iraqi nationalism, that it was not going to be as easy to rule Iraq as they thought.
    Juan Cole
  • There was a very serious communist strain among American intellectuals before the war. America was a more tolerant place in those days, and Communists were not treated as pariahs. That ended with the McCarthy era.
    Ken Follett
  • Since the outbreak of war, there has been in our country a steady increase in the consumption of spirits, wine and beer. It is estimated that in dollar volume, the annual outlay is now practically double what it was before the war.
    William Lyon Mackenzie King
  • Dr. Rice's record on Iraq gives me great concern. In her public statements she clearly overstated and exaggerated the intelligence concerning Iraq before the war in order to support the President's decision to initiate military action against Iraq.
    Carl Levin

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