Definition for Combat:

• To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist.

Synonyms for Combat:

• n.

  •
  • mission.
  •
  • Beleaguered,
  • belligerent,
  • aggressor,
  • bombed-out,
  • wrestle.
  •
  • address.
  •
  • chevron.
  •attack (noun)
  • raid,
  • outbreak,
  • strike,
  • offense,
  • sortie,
  • fury,
  • bombardment,
  • invasion,
  • assault,
  • frenzy,
  • riot,
  • spasm,
  • onslaught,
  • aggression,
  • charge,
  • furor,
  • siege,
  • barrage,
  • tirade,
  • bloodshed,
  • foray,
  • storm,
  • attack,
  • thrust.
  •battle (noun)
  • run-in,
  • engagement,
  • mix-up,
  • battle royal,
  • scrimmage,
  • flap,
  • brush,
  • jackpot,
  • affray,
  • shoot-out.
  •combat (noun)
  • armed combat.
  •competition (noun)
  • contention.
  •conflict (noun)
  • tug-of-war.
  •disagreement (noun)
  • quarrel.
  •knowledge (noun)
  • experience.
  •resistance (noun)
  • Renitence,
  • Renitency,
  • resistance,
  • Insusceptibility.
  •warfare (noun)
  • scramble,
  • hostility,
  • guerre,
  • crusade,
  • scuffle,
  • jihad,
  • drive,
  • offensive,
  • campaign,
  • warpath.

• v.

  •attack (verb)
  • scarify,
  • trounce,
  • bombard,
  • flay,
  • scathe,
  • hammer,
  • slash,
  • pound,
  • lunge,
  • assail,
  • savage,
  • violate,
  • batter,
  • scorch,
  • lash,
  • harry,
  • invade.
  •battle (verb)
  • engage.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • ruck,
  • blitz,
  • battledress,
  • vie,
  • breastplate,
  • jostle,
  • brave,
  • approach,
  • pitched battle,
  • dust-up,
  • brawl,
  • holocaust,
  • incursion,
  • blouse,
  • shoulder,
  • confront,
  • contend with,
  • Readdress,
  • surcoat,
  • face,
  • epaulet,
  • Skirmishing,
  • competition,
  • push,
  • bridge,
  • reconnaissance,
  • gird.
  •
  • joust,
  • fatigues,
  • tackle,
  • contend,
  • oppose,
  • field,
  • duel,
  • handle,
  • bearskin,
  • sash.
  •
  • meet,
  • ensign,
  • compete,
  • withdrawal,
  • file.
  •
  • camouflage.
  •
  • movement,
  • take on,
  • challenge.
  •
  • star.
  •conflict
  • cross swords with.
  •disagree
  • demur.
  •oppose
  • counter-attack,
  • face down.
  •protest
  • put up a fight.
  •remonstrate
  • remonstrate.
  •resist
  • struggle against,
  • hold out against.
  •skirmish
  • wage war,
  • go to war.

Paraphrases for Combat:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Combating, Combated, countering, Counteracting.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Combating, countering, fights, Counteracting.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Combating, countering, Counteracting.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    combatting.
  • Proper noun, singular
    combatting.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    combatting.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    tackling, control, anti-racial.
  • Proper noun, singular
    clashes, cons, Efforts, Boots, Strikes, rejects, games, processes, Nays, women, confront, tackling, control, controls, Battling, tackle.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    contest, tackling, warfighting, control, battleground, bout, gunship.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    control.
  • Verb, base form
    contend, confront, stamp, stem, discourage, control, crack, wrestle, thwart, counterbalance, contain, mitigate, respond, repress, curtail, dampen, treat.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    combatant.
  • Proper noun, singular
    battles, combatant.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    combatant.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    tackle.
  • Verb, base form
    countering, alleviate, tackling, combatant, tackle.

Antonyms for Combat:

• n.

  • battle
    peace, accord, calm, truce, surrender, compromise, harmony, retreat, agreement.
  • Other antonyms:
    shelter, uphold, cover, protect, sustain, aid, shield, resist, withstand, befriend, concord, defend.

• v.

  • fight
    support, give up, give in, agree, run, make peace, yield.

Homophones for Combat:

• KOMBAT.