battle
Soldiers meet violently
A battle is a fight between opposing forces, especially a significant engagement within a larger war.
The word extends to any intense struggle or contest: a battle of wits, a battle for custody, the battle against cancer.
To battle is to fight or struggle: She battled depression for years.
A losing battle is a struggle unlikely to succeed.
To do battle is to engage in conflict.
Verbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
wrangle · contend · spar · squabble · bicker · row · fight · war of words
Violent disagreement or collision
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
engagement · hostilities · melee · fray · scuffle · brawl · altercation · encounter
Severe difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- challengeTest of ability
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
persevere · obstacle · hurdle · resistance · tenacity · fortitude · endurance · ordeal
Organized land-based military
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- infantryGround combat troops
- cavalryMounted military force
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
troops · regiment · campaign · invasion · offensive · frontline · trenches · barrage
Exceptional courage under duress
- courageFortitude facing danger
- braveryBoldness before danger
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
intrepidity · boldness · daring · prowess · valiant · undaunted · lionhearted · glory
Heavily defended military structure
- blockadeSealing off a place
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- breachBreaking of agreement
- battering ramHeavy beam for breaching
catapult · trebuchet · siege tower · rampart · barricade · sapper · trench · starvation
Deliberate tactical movement
- flankingAt the sides of
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- pincerGrasping claw organ
encirclement · guerrilla · blitzkrieg · attrition · reconnaissance · diversion · counterattack · advance
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
clash · wrangle · contend · spar · squabble · bicker · row · fight · war of words · heated exchange
clash
Violent disagreement or collision
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
skirmish · engagement · hostilities · melee · fray · scuffle · brawl · altercation · encounter · collision
adversity
Severe difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- challengeTest of ability
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
overcome · persevere · obstacle · hurdle · resistance · tenacity · fortitude · endurance · ordeal · trial
army
Organized land-based military
artillery · troops · regiment · campaign · invasion · offensive · frontline · trenches · barrage · bombardment
heroism
Exceptional courage under duress
fearlessness · intrepidity · boldness · daring · prowess · valiant · undaunted · lionhearted · glory · honor
fortress
Heavily defended military structure
- blockadeSealing off a place
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- breachBreaking of agreement
battering ram · catapult · trebuchet · siege tower · rampart · barricade · sapper · trench · starvation · artillery
maneuver
Deliberate tactical movement
pincer · encirclement · guerrilla · blitzkrieg · attrition · reconnaissance · diversion · counterattack · advance · retreat
honor
High regard, moral dignity
seconds · pistols · swordsman · rapier · sabre · fencing · affair of honor · gentleman · code · dawn
- competitioncompete, competitor, contender, winner, sports
- eventsevent, events, party, parties, wedding
- aggressionhostility, violence, attack, fight, combativeness
- conflictclash, fight, war, dispute, feud
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- warfarecombat, attack, war, armed conflict, military strategy
battlesurrender
Cease resistance, yield
retreat · capitulation · submission · flee · escape
- uphill battleDifficult prolonged endeavor
- cake batterRaw dessert mixture
- battle cryShout to rally fighters
- street battlesCombat in public thoroughfares
- battle scarsLasting marks from conflict
- pick your battlesFight only what matters
batter, battles, battlefield, battling, embattled, battalion, battled, battleship, battleground