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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | battle |
| Synonyms: | action, affray, battle royal, brush, brush-off, conflict, contest, encounter, engagement, fight, flap, fray, jackpot, mix-up, run-in, service, shoot-out, skirmish, struggle, war, warfare |
| Antonyms: | accord, compromise, peace, retreat, surrender, truce |
| Main Entry: | action |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | an aggressive military deed |
| Synonyms: | battle, combat, conflict, contest, encounter, engagement, fight, fighting, fray, skirmish, warfare |
| Main Entry: | altercation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, often verbal |
| Synonyms: | argument, beef, bickering, blowup, bone of contention, brawl*, brush*, combat, contest, controversy, dispute, embroilment, flap, fracas*, fuss, go*, hassle, quarrel, row, rumble*, run-in, set-to, squabbling, tiff, words, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agreement, concord, harmony, peace, union, unity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assault physically |
| Synonyms: | advance, aggress, ambush, assail, assault, bash, bat, bean, beat, beset, besiege, biff, blast, blister, boff, bombard, boot, bop, brain*, bust, charge, chop down, clip, clock, club, combat, cook*, harm, hit, hurt, infiltrate, invade, jump, kick, knock block off, knock cold, knock for a loop, larrup, lay siege to, light into, molest, mug, overwhelm, pounce upon, punch, raid, rush, set upon, slog, soak, stab, storm, strike, take the offensive, turn on, wallop, whop |
| Antonyms: | aid, defend, protect, resist, retreat, shelter, shield, submit, support, surrender, sustain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | battle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military fight |
| Synonyms: | action, assault, attack, barrage, blitzkreig, bloodshed, bombing, brush, campaign, carnage, clash, combat, conflict, contention, crusade, encounter, engagement, fighting, fray, havoc, hostility, onset, onslaught, press, ravage, scrimmage, significant contact, skirmish, sortie, strife, struggle, war, warfare |
| Antonyms: | truce |
| Main Entry: | battle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight, struggle |
| Synonyms: | agitate, argue, clamor, combat, contend, contest, dispute, feud, oppugn, skirmish, strive, tug, war, wrestle |
| Antonyms: | make peace |
| Main Entry: | buck |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | resist, kick off |
| Synonyms: | bound, combat, contest, dislodge, dispute, duel, fight, jerk, jump, leap, oppose, prance, repel, start, throw, traverse, trip, unseat, vault, withstand |
| Main Entry: | clash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight about, often verbally |
| Synonyms: | argue, bang heads, battle, brawl, buck, combat, conflict, contend, cross swords, differ, disagree, encounter, feud, fret, gall, grapple, grate, mix it up, quarrel, raise Cain, row, try, war, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agree |
| Main Entry: | conflict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, warfare |
| Synonyms: | battle, clash, collision, combat, competition, contention, contest, emulation, encounter, engagement, fracas, fray, rivalry, set-to, strife, striving, struggle, tug-of-war, war |
| Antonyms: | agreement, calm, concord, peace, stability |
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