battle as in 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

• combatbattle or contend against in or as if in a battle; an engagement fought between two military forces ; the act of fighting

battle as in 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

• conflictbe in conflict; go against, as of rules and laws; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; an incompatibility of dates or events; opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot); a disagreement or argument about something important
• fightbe engaged in a fight; fight against or resist strongly; make a strenuous or labored effort; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; the act of fighting; an aggressive willingness to compete; an intense verbal dispute; a boxing or wrestling match
• engagementa hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; a meeting arranged in advance; a mutual promise to marry ; the act of giving someone a job ; employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; contact by fitting together; the act of sharing in the activities of a group

battle as in an energetic attempt to achieve something

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

Synonyms

• strugglean energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); strenuous effort; make a strenuous or labored effort; to exert strenuous effort against opposition; climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling ; be engaged in a fight

battle as in 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

• conflictbe in conflict; go against, as of rules and laws; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; an incompatibility of dates or events; opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot); a disagreement or argument about something important
• strugglean energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); strenuous effort; make a strenuous or labored effort; to exert strenuous effort against opposition; climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling ; be engaged in a fight