battled
Went to war
Battled is the past tense of battle, meaning to fight or struggle fiercely.
The word applies to military combat The armies battled for control of the city but extends to any intense contest or effort: She battled cancer for years, The teams battled to a draw.
Battled often suggests prolonged or difficult struggle rather than a quick fight.
Engaged in conflict
- clashedCame into conflict
- engagedPledged to marry
- skirmishedFought in minor conflict
- dueledFought formally one-on-one
sparred · grappled · tussled · confronted · repelled · defended · countered · resisted
Defeated or mastered
- enduredBore without yielding
- perseveredContinued despite difficulty
- strivedExerted oneself determinedly
- toiledExerted oneself strenuously
labored · grappled · wrestled · contended · pushed through · soldiered on · weathered · survived
fought
Engaged in conflict
- clashedCame into conflict
- engagedPledged to marry
- skirmishedFought in minor conflict
dueled · sparred · grappled · tussled · confronted · repelled · defended · countered · resisted · opposed
overcame
Defeated or mastered
- enduredBore without yielding
- perseveredContinued despite difficulty
- strivedExerted oneself determinedly
toiled · labored · grappled · wrestled · contended · pushed through · soldiered on · weathered · survived · withstood
fought
Engaged in conflict
- survivedRemained alive through hardship
- recoveredReturned to normal state
- remissionTemporary disease absence
diagnosis · treatment · chemotherapy · radiation · cancer · disease · affliction · condition · prognosis · relapse
demons
Malevolent supernatural beings
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- depressionProlonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
temptation · urges · doubts · fears · impulses · cravings · sobriety · recovery · willpower · self-control
- pressed onpressed on, pushed on, persisted, persevered, continued
- took onassumed, undertook, undertaken, tackled, shouldered
battledsurrendered
Ceased resistance formally
capitulated · yielded · submitted · conceded · gave up
battledcooperated
Acted jointly with others
collaborated · allied · partnered · united · joined forces
- uphill battleDifficult prolonged endeavor
- battle cryShout to rally fighters
- street battlesCombat in public thoroughfares
- battle scarsLasting marks from conflict
- pick your battlesFight only what matters
- battle axeHeavy bladed war weapon
battle, battles, battlefield, battling, embattled, battler, battlers, battlement, battlefront