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skirmished

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past tense of skirmish

Synonyms & Antonyms of skirmished

1 as in brawled

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for skirmished

brawled

boxed,
sparred

bashed,
battered,
beat,
buffeted,
hit,
punched,
slugged,
struck

battled,
clashed (with),
combated
(or combatted),
contended,
dueled
(or duelled),
fought,
warred (against)

grappled,
rassled,
scuffled,
tussled,
wrestled

2 as in explored, probed

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for skirmished

explored,
probed,
prospected,
snooped

grubbed (about),
poked (around)

browsed,
glanced (over),
looked over

ascertained,
descried,
detected,
determined,
discovered,
ferreted (out),
found,
found out,
got,
hit (on or upon),
learned,
located,
ran down,
scared up,
tracked (down)

perused,
studied

audited,
checked (out),
examined,
inspected,
investigated,
reviewed,
scanned,
scrutinized,
surveyed

frisked,
patted down,
shook down

combed,
dredged,
dug (through),
hunted (through),
raked,
ransacked,
rifled,
rummaged,
scoured,
searched,
sorted (through),
trolled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for skirmished

abandoned,
lost

ignored,
neglected

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“Skirmished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmished. Accessed 17 May. 2022.

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