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1. tug-of-war
noun. any hard struggle between equally matched groups.
Synonyms
- battle
- conflict
Antonyms
- defend
- agreement
- keep
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Rhymes with Tug Of War
- villasenor
- espectador
- cavalli-sfor
- montemayor
- montefiore
- bensenyore
- underscore
- sotomayor
- heretofore
- guarantor
- balthazor
- armentor
- postwar
- longcor
- livermore
- hardcore
- explore
- antiwar
- senor
- roquemore
- restore
- prewar
- paramore
- outscore
- noncore
- jambor
- implore
- gilgore
- deplore
- cat-4
Sentences with tug-of-war
1. Noun Phrase
This results in a constant tug of war in the delicate balance between supply and demand.
2. Noun Phrase
In tug of war, each team must work together to win the contest.
3. Noun Phrase
4H members show off their animals at the livestock barn and kids face off in a tug of war.
4. Noun Phrase
Events include hay-baling, antique tractor races and east-west tug of war.
Quotes about tug-of-war
1. Whoever said that love hurts was wrong. Love is excruciating, especially when you can feel it slipping through your fingers and there is nothing you can do about it. Like someone was playing tug-of-war with my limbs, ripping to shreds whatever was left behind. What it would feel like when love was lost...I wouldn't survive tha*aid that love hurts was wrong. Love is excruciating, especially when you can feel it slipping through your fingers and there is nothing you can do about it. Like someone was playing tug-of-war with my limbs, ripping to shreds whatever was left behind. What it would feel like when love was lost...I wouldn't survive that
*- Julie Hockley, Crow's Row
2. tug-of-war
noun. a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses.
Synonyms
- athletic competition
- athletic contest
3. man-of-war
noun. a warship intended for combat.
Synonyms
- combat ship
- ship of the line
- sailing warship
- war vessel
4. war-ridden
adjective. engaged in war.
Synonyms
- unpeaceful
- warring
- belligerent
Antonyms
- unaggressive
- calm
- amicable
- nonviolent
Etymology
- -ridden (English)
- war (English)
- werre (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. war
noun. ['ˈwɔr'] the waging of armed conflict against an enemy.
Synonyms
- action
- hot war
- information warfare
- civil war
- battle
- limited war
- BW
- psychological warfare
- jehad
- engagement
- world war
- warfare
- combat
- chemical warfare
- aggression
- biologic attack
- conflict
- armed combat
- military action
- jihad
- bioattack
- international jihad
- war of nerves
- biological warfare
- IW
- chemical operations
- fight
Antonyms
- dormant
- inactivity
- inactiveness
- inaction
Etymology
- werre (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. war
noun. ['ˈwɔr'] a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply.
Synonyms
- antagonism
- proxy war
- hostility
- state of war
Antonyms
- agreement
- keep
- compatibility
- defend
Etymology
- werre (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. tug
verb. ['ˈtʌg'] pull hard.
Synonyms
- draw
- pull
- pull in
- attract
Antonyms
- walk
- stifle
- discontinue
- relax
Etymology
- tuggen (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. war
noun. ['ˈwɔr'] an active struggle between competing entities.
Synonyms
- warfare
- drug war
- trench warfare
- conflict
- battle
Antonyms
- non-involvement
- non-engagement
- nonparticipation
- friendliness
Etymology
- werre (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. tug
noun. ['ˈtʌg'] a sudden abrupt pull.
Synonyms
- pulling
- jerk
Antonyms
- attract
- criticize
- retreat
Etymology
- tuggen (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. tug
verb. ['ˈtʌg'] tow (a vessel) with a tug.
Antonyms
- obviate
Etymology
- tuggen (Middle English (1100-1500))