Synonyms for combat
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
- v. 1
To fight; to struggle against.
It has proven very difficult to combat drug addiction.
Related words
- Word family
- combatant combative combat-ready
- Phrases
- combat boot combat engineer combat fatigue combat trousers combat zone armoured combat armored combat fight armored combat
Choose the right word
Armies or squadrons charge; combat and encounter may be said of individual contests.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- action A time will come when you will regret your action.
- fight Starting a fight with Tom wasn't such a good idea.
- fighting They did not want to get involved in the fighting.
- conflict Your behavior is in conflict with your principles.
By length
- 3 letters
- war1
- 4 letters
- tilt1, fray1
- 5 letters
- fight1, brush1, scrap1, repel2, joust1
- 6 letters
- action2, attack2, battle2, engage2, resist2, oppose2
- 7 letters
- contest2, contend2
- 8 letters
- fighting2, conflict2, struggle2, skirmish2
- 9 letters
- encounter3, hostility4, withstand2
- 10 letters
- engagement3, contention3, antagonize4, antagonise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repel2 = 2 syllables).