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Antonyms for battles
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : bat-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæt l |
Definition of battles
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French bataille "battle, single combat," also "inner turmoil, harsh circumstances; army, body of soldiers," from Late Latin battualia "exercise of soldiers and gladiators in fighting and fencing," from Latin battuere "to beat, to strike" (see batter (v.)). Phrase battle royal "fight involving several combatants" is from 1670s.
- noun military fight
- noun struggle
- verb fight, struggle
- It is like a life of Napoleon with all the battles left out.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- These were not the men to endure privations and fight their country's battles.
- Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
- These night battles with death roused all her fighting blood.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- "You let that kid fight his own battles," said Henry Anderson roughly.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- It is from this point of view that we must deal with the early idea of God as a God of battles.
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
- And now that I can read no more, I have but one pleasure,—to tell of my battles.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- And the battles which wreck ministers are waged round his name.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- He landed, fought, and won two battles, and signed the Convention of Cintra.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- With special fury the battles raged in the neighborhood of Jednorozez.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
- The heroes marched to Cattraeth with the day; Was not the most celebrated of battles disgraced?
- Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin
Synonyms for battles
- action
- agitate
- agitation
- argue
- assault
- attack
- barrage
- blitzkreig
- bloodshed
- bombing
- brush
- campaign
- carnage
- clamor
- clash
- combat
- conflict
- contend
- contention
- contest
- controversy
- crusade
- debate
- disagreement
- dispute
- encounter
- engagement
- feud
- fighting
- fray
- havoc
- hostility
- onset
- onslaught
- oppugn
- press
- ravage
- scrimmage
- significant contact
- skirmish
- sortie
- strife
- strive
- struggle
- tug
- war
- warfare
- wrestle
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