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armistice
Meaning: agreement to stop fighting for a time
armistice in a sentence
How armistice is used in real sentences:
Both armies accepted an armistice after months of costly fighting.
The armistice silenced the guns, though the nations had not yet signed a peace treaty.
“The collaboration resembled an armistice more than a friendship: prosecutors paused their questioning while Vale demonstrated techniques, but neither side forgot the damage done.”
— from the passage The Counterfeit Lesson
Synonyms for armistice
Other words for armistice — truce, ceasefire and suspension of hostilities — carry the same meaning.
- truce
- ceasefire
- suspension of hostilities
Antonyms of armistice
Words that mean the opposite of armistice:
- conflict
- warfare
- hostilities
Where it comes from
From Latin arma, meaning 'weapons,' and sistere, meaning 'to stop.'
Memory hook
ARMISTICE begins with ARM: armed sides agree to stop fighting.