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ruckus(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
3
dogfight(noun, action, fight, dispute, conflict)
3
withstand(verb, stop, hold, meet, attack)
3
assail(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
3
broil(noun, verb, action, fight, dispute)
3
cope with(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
3
lock horns(verb, expression, meet, oppose, play)
3
rival(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight)
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run for(expression, play, fight, challenge, face)
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try(noun, verb, play, energy, fight)
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challenge(verb, meet, attack, oppose, play)
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check(noun, verb, support, stop, attack)
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defy(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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hinder(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
2
prevent(verb, stop, hold, attack, maintain)
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thwart(verb, stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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tiff(noun, verb, meet, attack, fight)
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attempt(noun, verb, work, meet, play)
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bandy(verb, play, fight, dispute, challenge)
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be in the running(verb, play, fight, challenge, face)
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APASmart Define. (2015). battle thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/battle/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, battle thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/battle/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "battle thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/battle/thesaurus/synonyms>