skirmish

Synonyms

battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, dustup, fight, fracas, fray, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, struggle, tussle;

Near Antonyms

truce;

Related Words

pitched battle, rough-and-tumble;

battle royal, brawl, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), mix-up, ruckus, ruction;

blows, fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest;

confrontation, duel, face-off, joust;

altercation, argument, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, falling-out, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, spat, squabble, tangle, tiff, wrangle;

catfight;