battle

/bˈætəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
   “Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga”
2. an energetic attempt to achieve something
   “getting through the crowd was a real struggle”
3. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)--Thomas Paine
   “the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph”

verb

1. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
   “The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq”

Synonyms for battle

• conflict
• fight
• engagement
• struggle
• combat

Words that rhyme with battle

• rattle
• tattle
• embattle
• prattle
• brattle
• cattle
• chattel