Synonyms of joust

joust 1 of 2

verb

as in to fight

of knights in the Middle Ages to engage in battle on horseback with lances

The knights jousted against each other.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fight
• battle
• duel
• wrestle
• bat
• combat
• war (against)
• brawl
• knock
• smack
• smite
• pound
• clash (with)
• slam
• bang
• hit
• slap
• skirmish (with)
• bludgeon
• spar
• whack
• bop
• punch
• slug
• clobber
• hammer
• thump
• buffet
• swat
• box
• belt
• bash
• swipe
• strike
• batter
• sock
• paste
• whale
• slog
• tussle
• wallop
• thwack
• beat
• grapple
• collide
• scrimmage (with)
• scuffle
• bump

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submit
• give up
• surrender

• submit
• give up
• surrender

joust

2 of 2

noun

as in duel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• duel
• confrontation
• face-off
• fisticuffs
• fistfight
• slugfest
• quarrel
• blows
• squabble
• spat
• punch-up
• mêlée
• wrangle
• altercation
• dispute
• contretemps
• grapple
• tangle
• punch-out
• melee
• controversy
• falling-out
• tiff
• cross fire
• broil
• donnybrook
• kickup
• misunderstanding
• disagreement
• battle royal
• brawl
• handgrips
• row
• catfight
• affray
• argument
• ruckus
• free-for-all
• tussle
• mix-up
• argle-bargle
• argy-bargy
• scuffle
• skirmish
• ruction
• pitched battle
• clash
• rough-and-tumble
• dustup
• scrimmage
• battle
• contest
• combat
• fracas
• fight
• struggle
• fray
• conflict
• scrum
• scrap
• hassle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truce

• truce