/ Thesaurus / W Synonyms of war secretary Find synonyms for: Noun1. Secretary of War, War Secretary, secretaryshipusage: head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language