BATTLED Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

battled

verb

past tense of battle

as in competed

to engage in a contest the two teams, which have long been archrivals, will battle on the court for the state championship

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as in faced

to enter into contest or conflict with the two top-seeded tennis players battled each other for almost three hours

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as in fought

to oppose (someone) in physical conflict the two armies battled each other for control of the bridge

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as in opposed

to strive to reduce or eliminate we must battle hunger and poverty wherever they exist

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Recent Examples of battled But a major part of Minnesota’s success in the series was KAT’s toughness at holding his ground in the post and pushing Jokic off his spots when the three-time MVP battled for positioning. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 June 2026 On the first position, before the ball was inbounded, as Victor Wembanyama and Robinson battled for position, a referee went over and appeared to say something to them. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 June 2026 As firefighters battled the blaze, Front Street was closed between Union and High streets. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 June 2026 The Westport and New Canaan Fire Departments provided station coverage while Norwalk crews battled the blaze. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026 Eight teams battled through the NCAA Tournament in the form of regionals and super regionals to get to Omaha. —

Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 When Israel first battled Hezbollah in the 1980s, the militant group was new and inexperienced. —

Greg Myre, NPR, 10 June 2026 Despite the Fever opening up a sizable lead at that point, the Mystics battled back, whittling it down to just two points halfway through the fourth and one point with a minute remaining. —

Ian Miller, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026 The East Ridge rookie shook his man behind the net, battled through converging players to curl out front and scored at the far post. —

Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026

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Their mother, Regina Rajchrtová, is a former professional tennis player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The fan favorite, who has competed four times across the franchise, was asked to audition for both her role of DeeDee, but also Hytes’ role, Amber.

— Matthew Huff, IndieWire, 8 June 2026