Antonyms for battle
ˈbæt lbat·tle

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. battle

   Conflict is a general word which describes opponents, whether individuals or hosts, as dashed together. One continuous conflict between entire armies is a battle. Another battle may be fought upon the same field after a considerable interval; or a new battle may follow immediately, the armies meeting upon a new field. An action is brief and partial; a battle may last for days. Engagement is a somewhat formal expression for battle; as, it was the commander's purpose to avoid a general engagement. A protracted war, including many battles, may be a stubborn contest. Combat, originally a hostile encounter between individuals, is now used also for extensive engagements. A skirmish is between small detachments or scattered troops. An encounter may be either purposed or accidental, between individuals or armed forces. Fight is a word of less dignity than battle; we should not ordinarily speak of Waterloo as a fight, unless where the word is used in the sense of fighting; as, I was in the thick of the fight.

   Antonyms:
   armistice, concord, peace, suspension of hostilities, truce

   Synonyms:
   action, affair, bout, combat, conflict, contest, encounter, engagement, fight, passage of arms, skirmish, strife

   Preposition:
   A battle of giants; battle between armies; a battle for life, against invaders; a battle to the death; the battle of (more rarely at) Marathon.

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1. battle

   Antonyms:
   peace, truce, pacification, arbitrament, council, mediation

   Synonyms:
   fight, conflict, contest, combat, engagement, encounter, action

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1. • Attempt
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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. battle, conflict, fight, engagementnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   conflict, fight, competitiveness, troth, engagement, fighting, booking, difference, struggle, mesh, interlocking, betrothal, involution, difference of opinion, participation, employment, dispute, scrap, appointment, meshing, involvement, combat, date

2. struggle, battlenoun

   an energetic attempt to achieve something

   "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

   Synonyms:
   fight, struggle, conflict, engagement

3. conflict, struggle, battleverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   struggle, difference of opinion, conflict, fight, dispute, engagement, difference

4. battle, combatverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   combat

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1. battlenoun

   Synonyms:
   engagement, fight, encounter, skirmish, contest, combat, tournament, strife

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1. defenceless

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How to use battle in a sentence?

1. Robert Collier:

   Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is startled, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.

2. Wang Yi:

   The world is braced for a second wave of infection - what lies ahead is a tenuous and uphill battle, defeating the pandemic requires concerted efforts from all countries. The major ones in particular should play an exemplary role in promoting collaboration.

3. The Queen:

   Tenacity, skill and gallantry have been your hallmarks, i remember the Battle of Britain being fought in the skies above us and we shall never forget the courage and sacrifice of that time.

4. Stewart Pearce:

   Two brothers have had a disagreement – this is not a rift, a feud or a battle, brothers disagree… They’re muscling up to their own power. And people are outrage that the British heritage is changing. Well, of course, it needs to change. They’re removing themselves from the private mystique that the royal family has always upheld… It’s unfortunate that it’s being projected in a certain way, that we’re hearing more from distant royal observers. But I believe there’s something that needs to be healed and they’re moving into that territory.

5. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon:

   I believe we're fighting a new Battle of Britain. Once again, against a fascist enemy, an enemy prepared to kill its enemies and civilians alike, the world is a darker place, darker clouds are massing on the horizon.

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