cease-fire vs armistice

cease-fire and armistice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cease-fire	Yes	No	No	No
armistice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cease-fire and armistice are synonyms defined as:

cease-fire and armistice: a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

Other synonyms of cease-fire include truce.

cease-fire (noun)	armistice (noun)
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms	a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms