Antonyms for combat
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : verb kuhm-bat, kom-bat, kuhm-; noun kom-bat, kuhm- |
Phonetic Transcription : verb kəmˈbæt, ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm-; noun ˈkɒm bæt, ˈkʌm- |
Definition of combat
Origin :- 1560s, from Middle French combat (16c.), from Old French combattre (12c.), from Late Latin combattere, from Latin com- "with" (each other) (see com-) + battuere "to beat, fight" (see batter (v.)). Related: Combated; combating; combatted; combatting.
- noun battle
- verb fight
- In front of Judge Gould's office the combat was at its height.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- In fact, as far as I know, little attempt was made to combat fear in any way.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- In the man's emphasis the girl realized at last the inefficacy of her efforts to combat his will.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- If we are going to combat the 'yellow peril' we must combine against it.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- Externally the combat of chastity recommences; always the thorns reappear.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- How the combat was going down there, it was difficult to say.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- He tried to imagine the combat, his own attitude, and the position of his adversary.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- I only know that I must wait—that compulsion is greater than my strength to combat.
- Extract from : « There is a Reaper ... » by Charles V. De Vet
- Even when the combat is no more than doubtful, they bear away the bodies of their slain.
- Extract from : « Tacitus on Germany » by Tacitus
- She began to speak quickly, with determination, to combat her fear.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
Synonyms for combat
- action
- affray
- battle
- battle royal
- brush
- brush-off
- buck
- clash
- conflict
- contend
- contest
- cope
- cross swords with
- defy
- dispute
- do battle with
- duel
- encounter
- engage
- engagement
- fight
- flap
- fray
- go up against
- jackpot
- mix-up
- oppose
- put up a fight
- repel
- resist
- run-in
- service
- shoot it out
- shoot-out
- skirmish
- strive
- struggle
- traverse
- war
- warfare
- withstand
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