| Main Entry: | bout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | period of time in which something occurs |
Synonyms: |
course, fit*, go*, round, run, session, shift, spell, stint, stretch, tear, term, tour, trick*, turn |
| Main Entry: | bout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competitive fight |
Synonyms: |
bat, battle, boxing match, competition, contest, encounter, engagement, go, match, round, set-to, struggle |
| Main Entry: | attack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sudden dysfunction or disorder |
Synonyms: |
access, ailment, bout, breakdown, convulsion, disease, failure, fit, illness, paroxysm, relapse, seizure, spasm, spell, stroke, throe |
Antonyms: |
health |
| Main Entry: | binge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spree |
Synonyms: |
affair, bender, blind*, bout*, carousal, compotation, drunk*, fling, jag, orgy, toot |
Antonyms: |
saving |
| Main Entry: | competition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contest |
Synonyms: |
antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, championship, clash, concours, contention, controversy, counteraction, do or die, dog eat dog, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, go for it, go for the gold, horse race, jungle*, match, matchup, meeting, one on one, one-upping, opposition, pairing off, puzzle, quiz, race, racing, rat race, rivalry, run, sport, strife, striving, struggle, tilt, tournament, trial, tug-of-war, warfare |
| Notes: | competition refers to an abstract quality, whereas competitiveness implies a practical activity whose manifestation can be observed |
| Main Entry: | duel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
Synonyms: |
affair of honor, bout, challenge, engagement, fencing, joust, shootout, single combat, sword fight |
| Main Entry: | encounter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, argument |
Synonyms: |
action, battle, bout, brush, clash, collision, combat, conflict, contention, contest, dispute, engagement, flap, fray, hassle, quarrel, rumpus, run-in, scrap, set-to, skirmish, velitation, violence |
Antonyms: |
surrender, yielding |
| Main Entry: | event |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | performance, competition |
Synonyms: |
bout, contest, game, match, meet, tournament |
| Main Entry: | fight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical encounter |
Synonyms: |
action, affray, altercation, argument, battle, battle royal, bout, brawl, broil, brush, clash, combat, conflict, confrontation, contention, contest, controversy, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, dissension, dogfight, duel, engagement, exchange, feud, fisticuffs, fracas, fray, free-for-all, fuss, hostility, joust, match, melee, quarrel, riot, rivalry, round, row, ruckus, rumble, scrap*, scrimmage, scuffle, set-to, skirmish, sparring match, strife, struggle, tiff, to-do, tussle, war, wrangling |
Antonyms: |
peace |
| Main Entry: | fighting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | battle, encounter |
Synonyms: |
argument, battle royal, beef, bloodshed, blowup, bout, brannigan, brawling, brush, combat, conflict, contention, dispute, donnybrook, exchange, flap, fracas, free-for-all, go, hassle, hell broke loose, hostility, joust, match, melee, mix, punch out, riot, roughhouse, row, rowdy, rumble, rumpus, run-in, scramble, scrap*, scrimmage, scuffle, set-to, spat, strife, struggle, tiff, war, warfare, words, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
ceasefire, peace, surrender |