Synonyms of truce

truce

noun

ˈtrüs 

as in armistice

a temporary stopping of fighting

both sides agreed to a 24-hour truce beginning at midnight on Christmas Eve

Synonyms & Similar Words

• armistice
• ceasefire
• reconciliation
• détente
• reconcilement
• accord
• peacetime
• peace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• war
• hostilities
• conflict
• hot war

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of truce

The official readouts otherwise did not make much headway on major issues, beyond agreeing to keep talking and extending a trade truce — which keeps tariffs lower and rare earths flowing — for another two months. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Wang expects the trade truce to get extended again next year, noting China has a strong preference for external stability before the Communist Party’s 21st Congress next autumn. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

The two leaders extended a trade truce and agreed to establish an AI hotline between the two countries. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

The State Department has accused both Burhan’s Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, of failing to make serious commitments to an immediate truce. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026