COMBATTED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

combated

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past tense of combat

as in fought

to oppose (someone) in physical conflict a general eager to combat the enemy on his own ground

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as in opposed

to strive to reduce or eliminate must marshal all of our resources to combat this disease

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Recent Examples of combated In the midst of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, TNG also combated racial discrimination in the news industry in hiring and promotion. —

Errol Salamon, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026 Catholic and Lutheran churches and mutual benefit societies preserved cultural heritage, combated isolation and shaped the new state’s religious culture for generations. —

Daniel Cueto-Villalobos, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026 This phrase was born on social media and its effects can be combatted with intervention from parents. —

Sherri Gordon, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025 Pureval countered that the city leadership combatted crime through numerous measures, including implementing a stricter curfew and recruiting more officers. —

Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025 The amendment also restores $100,000 for the Right to Counsel program, which has combatted homelessness by providing legal assistance to more than 10,000 families facing eviction. —

Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025 The landmark document, made known by Pope Paul VI in 1965, denounced antisemitism and combatted the narrative that Jews should be collectively blamed for Jesus’ crucifixion. —

Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025 Long before the creation of DEI departments formally driving pedagogy in public schools, the ADL had proudly hailed itself as an organization that combatted antisemitism and other forms of bigotry. —

Sahar Mustafah august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025 The Grammy winner combated the high temperatures in Long Beach by wearing a pair of open micro-denim shorts and a white T-shirt that’s part of her album merchandise, and covered her growing baby bump. —

Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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Marner fought through the contact, hit the brakes, deked the puck around Dostál with a nifty move between his legs and potted the goal to give Vegas an early 1-0 lead.

— Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 May 2026
That is what has sparked the debate within the audiovisual sector that has fought hard for its own identity, its own budget.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 May 2026