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Synonyms for battle
ˈbæt lbat·tle
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
battle
Conflict is a general word which describes opponents, whether individuals or hosts, as dashed together. One continuous conflict between entire armies is a battle. Another battle may be fought upon the same field after a considerable interval; or a new battle may follow immediately, the armies meeting upon a new field. An action is brief and partial; a battle may last for days. Engagement is a somewhat formal expression for battle; as, it was the commander's purpose to avoid a general engagement. A protracted war, including many battles, may be a stubborn contest. Combat, originally a hostile encounter between individuals, is now used also for extensive engagements. A skirmish is between small detachments or scattered troops. An encounter may be either purposed or accidental, between individuals or armed forces. Fight is a word of less dignity than battle; we should not ordinarily speak of Waterloo as a fight, unless where the word is used in the sense of fighting; as, I was in the thick of the fight.
Synonyms:
action, affair, bout, combat, conflict, contest, encounter, engagement, fight, passage of arms, skirmish, strifeAntonyms:
armistice, concord, peace, suspension of hostilities, trucePreposition:
A battle of giants; battle between armies; a battle for life, against invaders; a battle to the death; the battle of (more rarely at) Marathon.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
battle
Synonyms:
fight, conflict, contest, combat, engagement, encounter, actionAntonyms:
peace, truce, pacification, arbitrament, council, mediation
Princeton's WordNet
battle, conflict, fight, engagementnoun
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
"Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
Synonyms:
conflict, fight, competitiveness, troth, engagement, fighting, booking, difference, struggle, mesh, interlocking, betrothal, involution, difference of opinion, participation, employment, dispute, scrap, appointment, meshing, involvement, combat, datestruggle, battlenoun
an energetic attempt to achieve something
"getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
Synonyms:
fight, struggle, conflict, engagementconflict, struggle, battleverb
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
"the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
Synonyms:
struggle, difference of opinion, conflict, fight, dispute, engagement, differencebattle, combatverb
battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
"The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"
Synonyms:
combat
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
battlenoun
Synonyms:
engagement, fight, encounter, skirmish, contest, combat, tournament, strife
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#102 | date | |
#473 | action | |
#615 | war | |
#1024 | employment | |
#1845 | difference | |
#2541 | battle | |
#2575 | fight | |
#2802 | participation | |
#3106 | conflict | |
#3241 | mesh | |
#3253 | booking | |
#3575 | contest | |
#3676 | fighting | |
#4202 | appointment | |
#4523 | involvement | |
#4575 | combat | |
#5546 | engagement | |
#5676 | dispute | |
#5905 | struggle | |
#7693 | encounter | |
#7920 | battlefield | |
#9420 | affair | |
#10012 | warfare | |
#10075 | battles | |
#10297 | tactical | |
#12034 | scrap | |
#12503 | clash | |
#12920 | bout | |
#13431 | competitiveness | |
#20541 | patel | |
#22912 | shootout | |
#24177 | strife | |
#32465 | battleground | |
#33978 | interlocking | |
#44498 | battlefields | |
#48737 | skirmish | |
#64607 | battaglia | |
#68511 | meshing | |
#71732 | bataille | |
#77402 | involution | |
#82306 | firefight | |
#113321 | troth | |
#117013 | betrothal | |
#169890 | batlle |
How to use battle in a sentence?
They're not best buddies or anything but they have a pretty good relationship, i consider all this back and forth as a little bit of 'heat of the battle' tensions.
It’s very difficult to understand why people today still continue to support legalizing this drug, because nothing has been approved by the FDA and there are well-known dangers, but at the moment, we’re not winning the battle and we’re struggling to find a way to get our message out there.
A pitfall that most entrepreneurs face is that we become so absorbed in the day-to-day battle (and mind you, it's a glorious battle), that we lose sight of where we are and where we need to go. I believe an imperative for any entrepreneur is to work 'on' the business as much or more so than 'in' the business.
Penn State coach James Franklin:
We talk about all of the important statistics all of the time, and we didn't do a good job on any of them, we did not win the field position battle, we did not win the turnover battle, we did not win the penalty battle, we didn't win the explosive play battle.
The battle between me and Jonas for the yellow jersey has been very special, i think we have some very interesting next two or three years ahead of us. Jonas has stepped up his game this year.
Translations for battle
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- معركةArabic
- бі́тва, змага́нне, бойBelarusian
- би́тка, сражавам се, сраже́ние, борба́, бойBulgarian
- batalla, batallarCatalan, Valencian
- boj, bitva, bojovat, zápasCzech
- cadWelsh
- kamp, slagDanish
- bekämpfen, Schlacht, kämpfen, bekriegen, KampfGerman
- μάχη, αγώνας, μάχομαιGreek
- batalo, lukto, batali, luktiEsperanto
- lucha, luchar, batallar, batallaSpanish
- lahingEstonian
- guda, batailaBasque
- رزم, نبردPersian
- taistella, taisteluFinnish
- lutte, bataille, lutterFrench
- cathIrish
- batalla, batallarGalician
- מאבק, קרבHebrew
- लड़ाईHindi
- csata, ütközetHungarian
- կռիվ, ճակատամարտ, պայքար, մարտArmenian
- pertempuranIndonesian
- bardagi, baráttaIcelandic
- battaglia, lottaItalian
- 戦, 戦闘, 戦う, 戦いJapanese
- ბრძოლაGeorgian
- ಕಾಳಗKannada
- 전쟁Korean
- proeliumLatin
- SchluechtLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- kovaLithuanian
- kaujaLatvian
- parekuraMāori
- би́тка, бојMacedonian
- gevecht, veldslag, bestrijden, bevechten, slag, strijden, vechten, strijdDutch
- walka, batalion, bitwa, bój, bataliaPolish
- luta, batalha, batalharPortuguese
- bataglia, battagliaRomansh
- bătălieRomanian
- сража́ться, сраже́ние, бата́лия, боро́ться, борьба́, би́тва, бой, срази́ться, би́тьсяRussian
- batàglia, bataza, batalla, batadhaSardinian
- bitka, borba, битка, boj, борба, бојSerbo-Croatian
- bitka, bojSlovak
- bojSlovene
- betejëAlbanian
- slagSwedish
- vitaSwahili
- போர்Tamil
- యుద్ధముTelugu
- สงครามThai
- labananTagalog
- harp, savaşTurkish
- бій, би́тваUkrainian
- trận đánhVietnamese
- lekomipVolapük
- batreyeWalloon
- impiZulu
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