BATTLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BATTLE?

Need another word that means the same as “battle”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “battle” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Battle” are: struggle, conflict, engagement, fight, clash, skirmish, dogfight, affray, fray, encounter, confrontation, contest, competition, combat, contend with, scramble, labour

Battle as a Noun

Definitions of "Battle" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “battle” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A lengthy and difficult conflict or struggle.
• An energetic attempt to achieve something.
• A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war.
• An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)–Thomas Paine.
• A sustained fight between large organized armed forces.
• An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals.

Synonyms of "Battle" as a noun (13 Words)

affray	Noisy quarrel. Lowe was charged with causing an affray.
clash	An incompatibility leading to disagreement. There have been minor clashes with security forces.
competition	The activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others. A beauty competition.
conflict	A state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests. Bewildered by her own inner conflict she could only stand there feeling vulnerable.
confrontation	A hostile disagreement face-to-face. Four months of violent confrontation between government and opposition forces.
contest	An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. A contest between traditional and liberal views.
dogfight	A close combat between military aircraft. Their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them.
encounter	A casual or unexpected convergence. He was shot dead in a police encounter.
engagement	The duration of an agreement to get married. He lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement.
fight	The act of fighting any contest or struggle. The team was full of fight.
fray	A noisy fight.
skirmish	A minor short-term fight. There was a skirmish over the budget.
struggle	A forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack. The centre is the result of the scientists struggle to realize their dream.

Usage Examples of "Battle" as a noun

• Police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs.
• The Battle of Waterloo.
• The battle against ageing.
• He died in battle.
• The battle lasted for several hours.
• He fought a battle for recognition.
• Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga.

Battle as a Verb

Definitions of "Battle" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “battle” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle.
• Struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something.
• Engage in a fight or struggle against.

Synonyms of "Battle" as a verb (6 Words)

combat	Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle. We must combat the prejudices against other races.
contend with	Maintain or assert.
fight	Fight against or resist strongly. Siblings are always fighting.
labour	Of a woman in childbirth be in labour. United laboured against confident opponents.
scramble	Order (a fighter aircraft or its pilot) to take off immediately in an emergency or for action. As the jet headed towards Italian airspace two F104 fighters scrambled from a base in Sicily to intercept it.
struggle	To exert strenuous effort against opposition. Passengers struggle with bags and briefcases.

Usage Examples of "Battle" as a verb

• He has been battling against the illness.
• Firefighters battled a 9,800-acre brush fire.
• They battled over the budget.

Associations of "Battle" (30 Words)

amphibious	Relating to, living in, or suited for both land and water. An amphibious assault.
antagonist	A substance which interferes with or inhibits the physiological action of another. LSD is a serotonin antagonist.
battlefield	The piece of ground on which a battle is or was fought. An ideological battlefield.
belligerent	Someone who fights (or is fighting. A conference of socialists from all belligerent countries.
challenger	A person who makes a rival claim to or threatens someone’s hold on a position. Heroic challengers of authority.
clash	(of colours) appear discordant or ugly when placed close to each other. We play our home games when they do not clash with those of Liverpool or Everton.
compete	Compete for something engage in a contest measure oneself against others. He competed in numerous track meets as a child.
competitor	The contestant you hope to defeat. Our main industrial competitors.
contend	Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. He contends that the judge was wrong.
contender	The contestant you hope to defeat. A presidential contender.
counterpart	One of two copies of a legal document. The minister held talks with his French counterpart.
crossfire	A lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions. The sponsors are caught in the crossfire of the battle between the world champion and his team boss.
dissident	Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards. A dissident who had been jailed by a military regime.
encounter	An unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something. What do we know about the people we encounter in our daily lives.
enemy	A personal enemy. This man was her sworn enemy.
fight	Fight against or resist strongly. General Hill fights his troops well.
hostile	Unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business. The brewery fought off a hostile takeover bid last year.
invasion	(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body. There was a brief pitch invasion when Sunderland scored.
irreconcilable	Incapable of being resolved. These two views of the economy are irreconcilable.
militant	A militant reformer. Militants became increasingly impatient of parliamentary manoeuvres.
nemesis	(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance. Injury consistently his nemesis struck him down during the match.
opponent	Characterized by active hostility. Against superior opponents they fell two goals behind.
oppose	Actively resist (a person or system. The board opposed his motion.
opposing	Characterized by active hostility. The brothers fought on opposing sides in the war.
overtake	Catch up with and possibly overtake. Weariness overtook him and he retired to bed.
rival	Be the rival of be in competition with. She has no rivals as a female rock singer.
unbeatable	Hard to defeat. Views from the patio are unbeatable.
unseat	Remove from political office. Rawhide unseated Kevin Bradley at the first fence.
vie	Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. The athletes were vying for a place in the British team.
warfare	The waging of armed conflict against an enemy. Diplomatic warfare.