battles

The word “battles” has 2 syllables: bat-tles

It's pronounced as /ˈbætəlz/

What is synonym and antonym for battles?

In the thesaurus, “battles” has 181 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for battles

actions
affrays
altercations
argle-bargles
arguments
argy-bargies
attacks
attempts
baffles
ball games
bangs
bashes
bats
batters
battle royales
battle royals
battles royal
battles royale
beats
belts
blows
bludgeons
bops
boxes
brawls
broils
buffets
bumps
catfights
challenges
checkmates
clashes
clobbers
collides
collisions
combats
competes
competitions
conflicts
confrontations
confronts
contends
contentions
contests
contretemps
controversies
counters
cross fires
debates
defies
disagreements
discords
disputations
disputes
dissensions
dissentions
dogfights
donnybrooks
drudgeries
duels
dustups
duties
efforts
emulates
encounters
endeavors
engages
essays
exertions
face-offs
faces
faces off
falling-outs
fallings-out
fields
fights
firefights
fires
fistfights
fisticuffs
foils
fracas
fracases
frays
free-for-alls
frictions
frustrates
goes out
grapples
grinds
hammers
handgrips
hassles
hits
horse races
hostilities
jockeys
jostles
jousts
kickups
knocks
labors
maneuvers
matches
meets
melees
misunderstandings
mix-ups
nail-biters
operations
opposes
oppugns
pains
pastes
pitched battles
plays
pounds
punch-outs
punch-ups
punches
quarrels
races
resists
rivalries
rivals
rough-and-tumbles
rows
ruckuses
ructions
scrabbles
scraps
scrimmages
scrums
scuffles
services
showdowns
skirmishes
slams
slaps
slogs
slugfests
slugs
smacks
smites
socks
spars
spats
squabbles
strifes
strikes
struggles
swats
sweats
sweep-stake
sweepstakes
swipes
takes on
tangles
throes
thumps
thwacks
thwarts
tiffs
toils
trains
travails
tries
tries out
troubles
tugs-of-war
tussles
vies
wallops
warfares
wars
whacks
whales
withstands
works
wrangles
wrestles

Antonyms for battles

abides
advances
advocates
backs
bears
champions
concords
cultivates
eludes
encourages
endorses
endures
escapes
evades
forwards
fosters
furthers
gives up
harmonies
indorses
nourishes
nurtures
peaces
promotes
retreats
submits
suffers
supports
surrenders
truces
upholds

Meanings of battles

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.

Example Sentences

History books describe famous battles that shaped nations.
He still battles self-doubt every single day.
The series features epic battles between heroes and villains.
After many hard-fought battles, peace was finally restored.
She often battles through pain to keep chasing her dreams.

On this page you'll find 212 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to battles, such as: abides, actions, advances, advocates, affrays, altercations, argle-bargles.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.