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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict
- a general eager to combat the enemy on his own ground
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2
to strive to reduce or eliminate
- must marshal all of our resources to combat this disease
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of combat (Entry 2 of 2)
1
active fighting during the course of a war
- a soldier who served throughout the war without actually seeing combat
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2
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
- the two stags entered a furious combat for dominance of the herd
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- affray
- [chiefly British],
- battle royal,
- brawl,
- broil,
- donnybrook,
- free-for-all,
- melee
- (also mêlée),
- mix-up,
- ruckus,
- ruction
- altercation,
- argle-bargle
- [chiefly British],
- argument,
- argy-bargy
- [chiefly British],
- contretemps,
- controversy,
- cross fire,
- disagreement,
- dispute,
- falling-out,
- kickup,
- misunderstanding,
- quarrel,
- row,
- spat,
- squabble,
- tangle,
- tiff,
- wrangle
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3
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
- the fierce ideological combat between the religionists and the secularists
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- ball game,
- battle,
- competition,
- conflict,
- confrontation,
- contention,
- contest,
- dogfight,
- duel,
- face-off,
- grapple,
- match,
- rivalry,
- strife,
- struggle,
- sweepstakes
- (also sweep-stake),
- tug-of-war,
- war,
- warfare
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The first known use of combat was in 1546
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