Nouns (8)
struggle, battle
n. an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
engagement, fight, battle
n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
struggle, battle, conflict
n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
Verbs (2)
battle, combat
v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"
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Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (114)
fight, bout
n. a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"
hostilities, belligerency
n. fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"
campaign, military campaign
n. several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
brush, encounter, clash, skirmish
n. a minor short-term fight
contravention
n. coming into conflict with
disagreement
n. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
affray, altercation, fracas
n. noisy quarrel
tilt, contention, argument, controversy, contestation, arguing
n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
fight, combat, fighting
n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
row, quarrel, words, wrangle, run-in, dustup
n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
brawl, free-for-all
n. a noisy fight in a crowd
hassle, scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble
n. disorderly fighting
brush, encounter, clash, skirmish
n. a minor short-term fight
contest
n. a struggle between rivals
contravention
n. coming into conflict with
opposition, confrontation
n. the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
affray, altercation, fracas
n. noisy quarrel
melee, scrimmage, battle royal
n. a noisy riotous fight
row, quarrel, words, wrangle, run-in, dustup
n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
encounter, confrontation, showdown
n. a hostile disagreement face-to-face
meeting, coming together
n. the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
tilt, contention, argument, controversy, contestation, arguing
n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
debate, disputation, public debate
n. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)
dissent, dissidence
n. disagreement; especially disagreement with the government
variation, variance
n. an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
discord, dissension
n. disagreement among those expected to cooperate
dispute, difference of opinion
n. a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
treatment, discourse, discussion
n. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
polemic
n. a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
contend, compete, vie
v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
fight, oppose, defend, struggle against, fight down, fight back
v. fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
dispute, quarrel, argufy, altercate, have a quarrel
v. have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
buck, go against
v. resist; "buck the trend"
contest, contend, repugn
v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
fight, struggle
v. make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
hold out, stand firm, resist, withstand, offer resistance
v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
resist
v. withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
Synonyms (0)
Antonyms (5)
support, defend, fend for
v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
surrender, give up
v. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"
battle against
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