Synonyms of combated

combated

verb

variants or combatted

past tense of combat

1

as in fought

to oppose (someone) in physical conflict

a general eager to combat the enemy on his own ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fought
• battled
• clashed (with)
• skirmished (with)
• beat
• wrestled
• warred (against)
• dueled
• hit
• knocked
• smacked
• struck
• punched
• slapped
• scrimmaged (with)
• buffeted
• slugged
• swatted
• pounded
• battered
• slammed
• sparred
• clobbered
• whacked
• hammered
• swiped
• thumped
• banged
• bashed
• pasted
• boxed
• batted
• socked
• bludgeoned
• jousted
• grappled
• smote
• walloped
• slogged
• belted
• tussled
• bumped
• bopped
• thwacked
• scuffled
• collided
• whaled
• brawled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submitted
• surrendered
• gave up

2

as in opposed

to strive to reduce or eliminate

must marshal all of our resources to combat this disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opposed
• fought
• countered
• resisted
• battled
• confronted
• contended (with)
• withstood
• thwarted
• oppugned
• faced
• foiled
• baffled
• frustrated
• checkmated
• met
• defied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraged
• promoted
• cultivated
• fostered
• advanced
• forwarded
• suffered
• furthered
• endured
• nurtured
• bore
• nourished
• supported
• advocated
• endorsed
• upheld
• backed
• abided
• championed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of combated

High winds and hilly terrain complicated efforts by firefighters, who combated the blazes with firetrucks and bulldozers. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

High winds and hilly terrain complicated efforts by firefighters, who combated the blazes with fire trucks and bulldozers. — Caroline Blumberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

They should be viewed and combated as threats to national security, too. — David Blumenthal, STAT, 20 July 2026

That will surely improve with time, but for now, KAT and the Knicks have recognized it and combated it appropriately. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 June 2026

The awards, created by Prince William, are designed to inspire new environmental ideas and initiatives — and optimism that climate change and other challenges can be combated. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026

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