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battles

NOUN

military fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action assault attack bloodshed bombing campaign clash combat conflict crusade encounter fighting hostility skirmish strife struggle war warfare

STRONG

barrage brush carnage contention engagement fray havoc onset onslaught press ravage scrimmage sortie

WEAK

blitzkreig significant contact

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accord ceasefire harmony peace retreat surrender

WEAK

truce

NOUN

struggle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

campaign clash conflict contest controversy crusade debate disagreement dispute strife

STRONG

agitation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accord agreement calm harmony peace quiet

WEAK

truce

VERB

fight, struggle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue clamor contend feud strive wrestle

STRONG

agitate combat contest dispute oppugn skirmish tug war

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree

WEAK

make peace

Example Sentences

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Nuñez said the government would carry on the war against traffickers and "continue to win battles".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Alibaba’s profit has been hit hard in recent quarters as it battles Meituan and JD.com for supremacy in China’s fiercely competitive food-delivery industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Parents in the bleachers commiserated about insurance battles and issues with landlords and having to relocate again and again and again.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

On the surface, those ongoing battles are not going well.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

One of its earliest battles took place in 1925, with what became known as the Scopes Trial.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler