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battles

NOUN

military fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action assault attack bloodshed bombing campaign clash combat conflict crusade encounter fighting hostility skirmish strife struggle war warfare

STRONG

barrage brush carnage contention engagement fray havoc onset onslaught press ravage scrimmage sortie

WEAK

blitzkreig significant contact

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accord ceasefire harmony peace retreat surrender

WEAK

truce

NOUN

struggle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

campaign clash conflict contest controversy crusade debate disagreement dispute strife

STRONG

agitation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accord agreement calm harmony peace quiet

WEAK

truce

VERB

fight, struggle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue clamor contend feud strive wrestle

STRONG

agitate combat contest dispute oppugn skirmish tug war

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree

WEAK

make peace

Example Sentences

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More than 30 parents have told BBC Your Voice they've experienced miscalculated child maintenance arrears, money wrongly taken from wages or bank accounts and lengthy court battles with the CMS.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Alibaba’s profit has been hit hard in recent quarters as it battles Meituan and JD.com for supremacy in China’s fiercely competitive food-delivery industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The bill represents the latest chapter in a region legendary for fierce battles over logging, and it marks an uncommon alliance between tribes and the environmental movement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

On the surface, those ongoing battles are not going well.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Express riders carried the news of the Massachusetts battles to the Second Continental Congress, which was meeting in Philadelphia.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen