Advertisement

View definitions for combating

combating

adjective as in rival

Discover More

Example Sentences

On Wednesday night, when President Barack Obama explained our strategy for combating ISIS he said … what?

The last phase, which would take three years, would involve combating ISIS inside Syria, its primary base.

Winstead explained that, “combating fear and lies with humor and truth is the best job in the world.”

The cost of combating these swarms to prevent a public health crisis could be enormous, he adds.

Instead he spoke about combating the stigma attached to PTSD.

The position they chose to assume in combating this “fine old gentlemanly vice” is a singular feature in its history.

But he was a Job wrestling with difficulty, a Job combating and making head against afflictions; a Job conquering!

It was this influence that she felt herself combating with growing weakness.

The hot colonic flushing is particularly serviceable in combating the sick headaches of migraine.

But they all looked to me, as the only person capable of combating a like adversary with hope of success.

Advertisement

On this page you'll find 196 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to combating, such as: assertive, bellicose, belligerent, militaristic, vigorous, and warring.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement