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Antonyms for battle
ˈbæt lbat·tle

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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.

    Antonyms:
    armistice, concord, peace, suspension of hostilities, truce

    Synonyms:
    action, affair, bout, combat, conflict, contest, encounter, engagement, fight, passage of arms, skirmish, strife

    Preposition:
    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 Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. battle

    Antonyms:
    peace, truce, pacification, arbitrament, council, mediation

    Synonyms:
    fight, conflict, contest, combat, engagement, encounter, action

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 2 votes

  1. 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, date

  2. struggle, 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, engagement

  3. conflict, 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, difference

  4. battle, 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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. battlenoun

    Synonyms:
    engagement, fight, encounter, skirmish, contest, combat, tournament, strife

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  1. defenceless

    Submitted by anonymous on October 7, 2019  

How to use battle in a sentence?

  1. Rob Slater:

    I understand that we need to make space for the growing population coming to our cities but people need to realize we need natural areas in order to survive, whether it's aesthetic or not, natural areas provide ecosystem services that people don't actually see. Often it can feel a little bit like a losing battle. People do appreciate it but I think we need to create awareness and educate people that we need the environment to live.

  2. Andretti Autosport:

    It is with the heaviest of hearts we share that John Andretti has today lost his battle with cancer, john was a loving husband and father, a devoted son and a trusted cousin. He was a philanthropist, an advocate for the sport, a dedicated teammate, a driven competitor and most importantly a dear friend.

  3. Juana Camila Bautista:

    Human trafficking is an incessant and constant battle. It's a complicated crime that takes time to investigate, the main barrier is the terrible fear victims feel that prevents them from coming forward and reporting the crime. They don't speak out. That's our biggest obstacle.

  4. Larry Elder:

    We may have lost the battle, but we are going to win the war.

  5. Plato:

    Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

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