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Combat - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: combat
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: battle
Synonyms: action, affray, battle royal*, brush, conflict, contest, encounter, engagement, fight, flap, fray, jackpot*, mix-up*, run-in*, service, skirmish, struggle, war, warfare, brush-off, shoot-out
Antonyms: accord, compromise, peace, retreat, surrender, truce
Main Entry: combat
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fight
Synonyms: battle, buck, clash, contend, contest, cope, defy, dispute, duel, engage, fight, oppose, repel, resist, strive, struggle, traverse, war, withstand, cross swords with, do battle with, go up against, put up a fight, shoot it out
Antonyms: agree, compromise, retreat, run, surrender
Main Entry: altercation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fight, often verbal
Synonyms: argument, beef*, blowup*, bone of contention*, brawl*, brush*, combat, contest, controversy, dispute, embroilment, flap*, fracas*, fuss, go*, hassle, quarrel, row, rumble*, run-in*, tiff*, words, wrangle, bickering, set-to*, squabbling
Antonyms: agreement, concord, harmony, peace, union, unity
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: conflict
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be at odds
Synonyms: brawl, clash, collide, combat, contend, contest, contrast, differ, disagree, discord, disturb, fight, interfere, jar, mismatch, oppose, romp, scrap, slug, strive, struggle, tangle, vary, bump heads with, cross swords with, disaccord, disharmonize, lock horns with, run against tide, square off with
Antonyms: agree, harmonize, be calm
Main Entry: contravene
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: go against, contradict
Synonyms: abjure, breach, break, combat, counteract, cross, defy, disaffirm, disobey, encroach, exclude, fight, gainsay, hinder, impugn, infringe, interfere, interpose, intrude, negate, offend, oppose, overstep, refute, reject, repudiate, resist, spurn, thwart, transgress, traverse, trespass, violate, conflict with, infract
Antonyms: agree, aid, allow, approve, assent, assist, concur, consent, endorse, help, permit, uphold
Main Entry: demur
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: disagree
Synonyms: balk, cavil, challenge, combat, complain, deprecate, disapprove, dispute, doubt, fight, hem and haw*, hesitate, object, oppose, pause, protest, pussyfoot*, refuse, remonstrate, resist, scruple, shy, stick, strain, vacillate, wait and see*, waver, stickle, take exception
Notes: demur is the verb 'to object or voice opposition' while demure is the adjective meaning 'modest, shy'
Antonyms: accept, agree, consent, go along
Main Entry: feud
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: major argument; estrangement
Synonyms: altercation, bad blood*, broil*, combat, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, enmity, faction, fight, fracas, grudge, hostility, quarrel, rivalry, row, run-in*, squabble, strife, vendetta, bickering, falling out
Antonyms: agreement, friendship, comradeship
Main Entry: fighting
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: battle, encounter
Synonyms: argument, battle royal*, beef*, bloodshed, blowup, bout, brush, combat, conflict, contention, dispute, donnybrook*, exchange, flap*, fracas, free-for-all*, go, hassle, hostility, joust, match, melee, mix, riot, roughhouse, row, rowdy, rumble, rumpus, run-in*, scramble, scrap*, scrimmage, scuffle, spat, strife, struggle, tiff, war, warfare, words, wrangle, brannigan, brawling, hell broke loose, punch out, set-to*
Antonyms: peace, surrender, ceasefire
Main Entry: fray
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fight, battle
Synonyms: affray, battle royal*, brawl, broil*, brouhaha*, clash, combat, conflict, contest, disturbance, donnybrook*, engagement, fracas, melee, quarrel, riot, row, ruckus, rumble, rumpus, scuffle, set-to*
Antonyms: agreement, harmony, peace
Main Entry: gainsay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: contradict
Synonyms: combat, contravene, controvert, cross, deny, disaffirm, disagree, disclaim, disprove, dispute, fight, impugn, negate, negative, oppose, refute, repudiate, resist, traverse, withstand
Antonyms: agree, concur, go along
Main Entry: grapple
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grab, wrestle
Synonyms: attack, battle, catch, clash, clasp, close, clutch, combat, confront, contend, cope, encounter, engage, face, fasten, fight, grasp, grip, hold, hook, hug, nab, nail, scuffle, seize, snatch, struggle, tackle, take, take on*, tussle, deal with, do battle
Antonyms: release, let go
Main Entry: protest
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: complain, disapprove; argue against
Synonyms: affirm, assert, asseverate, attest, avow, blast*, buck, combat, contend, declare, demonstrate, demur, disagree, except, expostulate, fight, holler, howl, insist, kick*, maintain, object, oppose, predicate, profess, rebel, remonstrate, resist, revolt, squawk*, testify, thumbs down, avouch, back-talk, be against, be displeased by, constate, cry out, inveigh against, make a stink, put up a fight, say no, sound off, take exception
Antonyms: accept, approve, praise
Main Entry: quarrel
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disagreement
Synonyms: affray, altercation, argument, battle royal*, beef*, brawl, breach, broil*, combat, commotion, complaint, contention, controversy, difference, difference of opinion, difficulty, disapproval, discord, disputation, dispute, dissension, dissidence, disturbance, dust*, falling-out*, feud, fight, fisticuffs*, fracas, fray, fuss, hassle, misunderstanding, objection, rhubarb*, row, ruckus*, run-in, scrap, spat, squabble, strife, struggle, tiff, tumult, vendetta, wrangle, bickering, brannigan*, catfight, set-to*
Antonyms: agreement, peace
Main Entry: rebel
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: refuse to obey
Synonyms: boycott, break with*, censure, combat, criticize, defy, denounce, disobey, dissent, drop out*, fight, mutiny, oppose, opt out, overthrow, overturn, remonstrate, renounce, resist, revolt, riot, rock the boat*, secede, strike, upset, be insubordinate, come out against, get out of line, insurrect, make waves, rise up, run amok, take up arms, turn against
Antonyms: agree, comply, obey
Main Entry: remonstrate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: argue against
Synonyms: blame, censure, challenge, combat, complain, criticize, decry, demur, deprecate, disapprove, disparage, dispute, dissent, except, expostulate, fight, inveigh, kick*, nag, object, oppose, protest, rain, resist, scold, withstand, animadvert, find fault, frown upon, pick at, recriminate, sound off, take exception, take issue
Antonyms: agree, concede, give in
Main Entry: resist
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: withstand, oppose
Synonyms: abide, antagonize, assail, assault, battle, bear, brook, buck, check, combat, confront, contend, continue, counteract, curb, defy, dispute, duel, endure, fight back, forbear, forgo, hinder, hold, maintain, persevere, persist, prevent, refrain, refuse, remain, repel, stay, stonewall*, suffer, thwart, traverse, turn down, weather, abstain from, countervail, die hard, hold off, hold out against, keep from, leave alone, put up a fight, remain firm, stand up to, struggle against
Antonyms: comply, conform, go along
Main Entry: resistance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fighting, opposition
Synonyms: battle, check, combat, contention, cover, defiance, detention, fight, friction, halting, hindrance, impediment, obstruction, protection, rebuff, refusal, safeguard, screen, shield, stand, struggle, support, watch, blocking, counteraction, holding, impedance, impeding, intransigence, parrying, protecting, retardation, striking back, warding off, withstanding
Antonyms: compliance, conforming, cooperation, submission
Main Entry: skirmish
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fight
Synonyms: altercation, argument, battle, bout, brawl, brush, clash, combat, conflict, confrontation, disagreement, dispute, encounter, engagement, feud, fisticuffs*, fracas, fray, melee, quarrel, row, ruckus, rumble, run-in*, scrap*, scuffle, strife, tiff, tussle, war
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