Synonyms for joust
noun combatAntonyms for joust
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compete
verb. go up against in contest
- attempt
- bandy
- battle
- be in the running
- bid
- challenge
- clash
- collide
- contend
- contest
- cope with
- emulate
- encounter
- essay
- face
- fence
- fight
- go after
- go for
- go for broke
- go for the gold
- grapple
- in the hunt
- jockey for position
- joust
- lock horns
- match strength
- match wits
- oppose
- participate in
- pit oneself against
- play
- rival
- run for
- scramble for
- seek prize
- spar
- strive
- struggle
- take on
- take part
- tilt
- try
- tussle
- vie
- wrestle
competed
verb. go up against in contest
- attempt
- bandy
- battle
- be in the running
- bid
- challenge
- clash
- collide
- contend
- contest
- cope with
- emulate
- encounter
- essay
- face
- fence
- fight
- go after
- go for
- go for broke
- go for the gold
- grapple
- in the hunt
- jockey for position
- joust
- lock horns
- match strength
- match wits
- oppose
- participate in
- pit oneself against
- play
- rival
- run for
- scramble for
- seek prize
- spar
- strive
- struggle
- take on
- take part
- tilt
- try
- tussle
- vie
- wrestle
competing
verb. go up against in contest
- attempt
- bandy
- battle
- be in the running
- bid
- challenge
- clash
- collide
- contend
- contest
- cope with
- emulate
- encounter
- essay
- face
- fence
- fight
- go after
- go for
- go for broke
- go for the gold
- grapple
- in the hunt
- jockey for position
- joust
- lock horns
- match strength
- match wits
- oppose
- participate in
- pit oneself against
- play
- rival
- run for
- scramble for
- seek prize
- spar
- strive
- struggle
- take on
- take part
- tilt
- try
- tussle
- vie
- wrestle
fight
noun. physical encounter
- action
- affray
- altercation
- argument
- battle
- battle royal
- bout
- brawl
- broil
- brush
- clash
- combat
- conflict
- confrontation
- contention
- contest
- controversy
- difficulty
- disagreement
- dispute
- dissension
- dogfight
- duel
- engagement
- exchange
- feud
- fisticuffs
- fracas
- fray
- free-for-all
- fuss
- hostility
- joust
- match
- melee
- quarrel
- riot
- rivalry
- round
- row
- ruckus
- rumble
- scrap
- scrimmage
- scuffle
- set-to
- skirmish
- sparring match
- strife
- struggle
- tiff
- to-do
- tussle
- war
- wrangling
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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