Antonyms for truce

Grammar : Noun

Spell : troos

Phonetic Transcription : trus

Definition of truce

Origin : early 13c., triws, variant of trewes, originally plural of trewe "faith, assurance of faith, covenant, treaty," from Old English treow "faith, treaty," from Proto-Germanic *trewwo (cf. Old Frisian triuwe, Middle Dutch trouwe, Dutch trouw, Old High German triuwa, German treue, Gothic triggwa "faith, faithfulness"). Related to Old English treowe "faithful" (see true).
The Germanic word was borrowed into Late Latin as tregua, hence French trève, Italian tregua. Trucial States, the pre-1971 name of the United Arab Emirates, is attested from 1891, in reference to the 1835 maritime truce between Britain and the Arab sheiks of Oman.

noun peaceful solution

Example sentences :

The truce of the water was over, but these foes did not meet again that night.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Then a truce for to-day; to-morrow, with your good leave, I enter the lists.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

If so, why was it not a little white flag of truce that gave her a right to say "How do you do?"
Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

Michelant considers the truce in question to be that of the year 1340.
Extract from : « Dialogues in French and English » by William Caxton

It is with these that the pioneers of progress can hold no truce.
Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro

A flag of truce was presented, which produced another parley.
Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

I could wonder no longer that they called the truce; and yet, knowing why they called it, what was I to do?
Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton

But until then, let there be a truce to—to this, between us.
Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini

Nor have the terms of truce been yet devised, on which the despotic ruler may rely with confidence.
Extract from : « Hiero » by Xenophon

The Thebans after that set up a trophy and gave back the bodies under a truce.
Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon

Synonyms for truce

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