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warpath

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: W AO1 R P AE2 TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The route taken by a party of Native Americans going on a warlike expedition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A course of action that leads to battle or hostility.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a course leading to warfare or battle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: way, path, way of life

4

noun

Meaning 4

hostile or belligerent mood

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the chief is on the warpath today

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: belligerence, belligerency

History

Etymology

From war + path.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 出征路途 (chūzhēng lùtú) — course of action that leads to hostility
  • Chinese Mandarin: 敵對行動 /敌对行动 (díduì xíngdòng) — course of action that leads to hostility
  • Czech: válečná stezka — course of action that leads to hostility
  • Danish: krigssti — course of action that leads to hostility
  • Finnish: sotapolku — course of action that leads to hostility
  • Finnish: sotajalka — course of action that leads to hostility
  • French: sentier de la guerre — course of action that leads to hostility
  • German: Kriegspfad — course of action that leads to hostility
  • Norwegian Bokmål: krigssti — course of action that leads to hostility
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: krigssti — course of action that leads to hostility
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: krigsstig — course of action that leads to hostility
  • Russian: тропа́ войны́ (tropá vojný) — course of action that leads to hostility
  • Serbo-Croatian: ратна стаза — course of action that leads to hostility
  • Serbo-Croatian: ratna staza — course of action that leads to hostility
  • Spanish: pie de guerra — course of action that leads to hostility
  • Swedish: krigsstig — course of action that leads to hostility
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