battle

The word “battle” has 2 syllables: bat-tle

It's pronounced as /ˈbætəl/

What is synonym and antonym for battle?

In the thesaurus, “battle” has 177 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for battle along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for battle

action
affray
altercation
argle-bargle
argument
argy-bargy
attack
attempt
baffle
ball game
bang
bash
bat
batter
battle royal
beat
belt
blows
bludgeon
bop
box
brawl
broil
buffet
bump
catfight
challenge
checkmate
clash
clobber
collide
collision
combat
compete
competition
conflict
confront
confrontation
contend
contention
contest
contretemps
controversy
counter
cross fire
debate
defy
disagreement
discord
disputation
dispute
dissension
dissention
dogfight
donnybrook
drudgery
duel
dustup
duty
effort
emulate
encounter
endeavor
engage
essay
exertion
face
face off
face-off
falling-out
field
fight
fire
firefight
fistfight
fisticuffs
foil
fracas
fray
free-for-all
friction
frustrate
go out
grapple
grind
hammer
handgrips
hassle
hit
horse race
hostilities
jockey
jostle
joust
kickup
knock
labor
maneuver
match
meet
melee
misunderstanding
mix-up
nail-biter
operations
oppose
oppugn
pains
paste
pitched battle
play
pound
punch
punch-out
punch-up
quarrel
race
resist
rival
rivalry
rough-and-tumble
row
ruckus
ruction
scrabble
scrap
scrimmage
scrum
scuffle
service
showdown
single combat
skirmish
slam
slap
slog
slug
slugfest
smack
smite
sock
spar
spat
squabble
strife
strike
struggle
swat
sweat
sweep-stake
sweepstakes
swipe
take on
tangle
throes
thump
thwack
thwart
tiff
toil
train
travail
trouble
try
try out
tug-of-war
tussle
vie
wallop
war
warfare
whack
whale
withstand
work
wrangle
wrestle

Antonyms for battle

abide
advance
advocate
back
bear
champion
concord
cultivate
elude
encourage
endorse
endure
escape
evade
forward
foster
further
give up
harmony
indorse
nourish
nurture
peace
promote
retreat
submit
suffer
support
surrender
truce
uphold

Meanings of battle

noun
1. A contest, a struggle.
2. A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
3. A division of an army; a battalion.
4. The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.
verb
1. To join in battle; to contend in fight.
2. To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.
3. To nourish; feed.
4. To render (for example soil) fertile or fruitful.
adjective
1. Improving; nutritious; fattening.
2. Fertile; fruitful.

Example Sentences

The historic battle changed the course of the war.
She faced a daily battle with her chronic illness.
They prepared to battle the approaching storm.
The movie depicted a fierce battle between good and evil.
He refused to give up without a battle.

On this page you'll find 208 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to battle, such as: abide, action, advance, advocate, affray, altercation, argle-bargle.

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