DETENTE Antonyms
detentes
Best Opposite Words For DETENTE
| Expand? | Word | Save? | Synonyms.. | Usage | Type | |||
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| conflict | nounn | |||||||
noun • an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) • opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings • a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war • a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests • an incompatibility of dates or events • opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) • a disagreement or argument about something important verb • be in conflict • go against, as of rules and laws | ||||||||
| enmity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of deep-seated ill-will • the feeling of a hostile person | ||||||||
| hostility | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition • a state of deep-seated ill-will • the feeling of a hostile person • violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked | ||||||||
| standoff | nounn | |||||||
noun • the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided • the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | ||||||||
| tension | nounn | |||||||
noun • (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense • the physical condition of being stretched or strained • a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) • (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body • feelings of hostility that are not manifest • the action of stretching something tight | ||||||||
| containment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully • (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor • the act of containing; keeping something from spreading | ||||||||
| rollback | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw • reducing prices back to some earlier level | ||||||||
