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play: the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
gunfight, gunplay, shootout: a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
resistance, opposition: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
one-upmanship: the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor
careerism: the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity
warpath: a course leading to warfare or battle
colonialism: exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country
neocolonialism: control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures
sparring: making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
fight, bout: a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night"
pillow fight: a child's game of fighting with pillows
dog show: a competitive exhibition of dogs
horseshow: a competitive exhibition of horses
melee, scrimmage, battle royal: a noisy riotous fight
strikebreaking: confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers
wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
terrorism: the systematic use of violence as a means to intimidate or coerce societies or governments
terrorization, terrorisation: an act of terrorism
duel: any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
anti-takeover defense: resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover
takeover attempt: an attempt to take control of a corporation
hostile takeover: a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company
operation: a military or naval action (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
resistance: the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"
police action: a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order
conflict, struggle, battle: an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
contretemps: an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman"
brush, clash, encounter, skirmish: a minor short-term fight
class struggle, class war, class warfare: conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)
rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising: organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
revolution: the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
counterrevolution: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution
counterinsurgency: actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
insurgency: an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
mutiny: open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
combat mission: a mission to capture or defend something
direct support: a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance
close support: close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit
strife: bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
tug-of-war: any hard struggle between equally matched groups
competition, contention, rivalry: the act of competing as for profit or a prize: "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
popularity contest: competition (real or figurative) for popular support
battle of wits: a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used
bidding contest: a series of competing bids
sales resistance: resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices
confrontation, opposition: the act of opposing groups confronting each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
riot, public violence: a public act of violence by an unruly mob
race riot: a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community
fencing, swordplay: the act or art of using a sword as in fencing
dispute, contravention: coming into conflict with
in-fighting: conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders)
set-to: a brief but vigorous fight
aggression: deliberately unfriendly behavior
self-assertion: the act of asserting yourself in an aggressive manner
feud: a bitter quarrel between two parties
bullfight, corrida: a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
power politics, gunboat diplomacy: diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives
dollar diplomacy: diplomacy influenced by economic considerations
holdout: a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
bargaining: the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
collective bargaining: negotiation between an employer and trade union
haggle, haggling, wrangle, wrangling: an instance of intense bargaining
horse trading: negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining
mediation, arbitration: negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party
umpirage: mediation by an umpire
dissidence: disagreement; especially disagreement with the government
disagreement: the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
confrontation, encounter, showdown: a hostile disagreement face-to-face
discord, dissension: disagreement among those expected to cooperate
dissent: a difference of opinion
dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict: a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
division, variance: discord that splits a group
polemic: a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
controversy, contention, contestation, tilt, argument, arguing: a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
fight: an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
affray, altercation, fracas: noisy quarrel
batrachomyomachia: a silly altercation
bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, fuss: petty quarrel
bust-up: a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship)
athletic contest, athletics: a contest between athletes
preliminary, prelim: a minor match preceding the main event
chicken: a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
cliffhanger: a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end
race: a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"
dog racing: a race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the outcome
horse race: a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting
three-day event: an equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium jumping
claiming race: a horse race in which each owner declares before the race at what price his horse will be offered for sale fater the race
selling race: a horse race in which the winning horse must be put up for auction
harness race, harness racing: a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing
Kentucky Derby: an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky
Preakness: an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland
Belmont Stakes: an annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long Island at Elmont, New York
stake race: a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race
steeplechase: a horse race over an obstructed course
potato race: a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time
open: a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
elimination tournament: a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds
playoff: any final competition to determine a championship
cup final: the final game of any cup competition; especially the annual final of the F.A.Cup soccer competition at Wembley
final: the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
semifinal, semi: one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
round robin: a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant
quarterfinal: one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals
field trial: a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving
cockfight: a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs
tug-of-war: a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses
arms race: a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments
race: any competition; "the race for the presidency"
political campaign, campaign: a race between candidates for elective office
governor's race, campaign for governor: a race for election to the governorship
senate campaign, senate race: a race for election to the senate
spelling bee, spelldown, spelling contest: a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly
competition: a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"
price war, price competition: intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business
conflict: a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"
clash, friction: a state of conflict between persons
cold war: a state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare
contest, contend, repugn: make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
compete, vie, contend: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
run: be in the running; compete for a certain position; "Who's running this year?"
try for, go for: make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the Olympics"
confront, face: oppose in hostility; "confront an opponent"
pit, oppose, match: set into opposition or rivalry
demolish, destroy: defeat soundly: "The home team demolished the visitors"
swallow: engulf and destroy, as if by ingestion: "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"
cut to ribbons: defeat totally; "We must cut the other team to ribbons!"
referee, umpire: be a referee or umpire
arm, build up, fortify, gird: prepare for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is arming Saudi Arabia"
disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise: remove offensive capability from
disarm, unarm: take away the weapons from; render harmless
fight, struggle: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other;" "Siblings are always fighting"
join battle: engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined"
fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend: fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"
tug: struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"
settle, get back: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"
battle, combat: battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Nothern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"
fight back: defend oneself
wrestle: combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
rerun: run again for office: "Bush wants to rerun in 1996"
campaign, run: run or stand for office
barnstorm, whistlestop: tour the country to solicit votes
win: be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
take: obtain by winning: "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
sweep: win an overwhelming victory in or on: "Her new show dog swept all championships"
carry: win in an election; "The senator carried his home state"
carry: secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions); "The motion carried easily"
prevail, triumph: prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up: colloquial usage; defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
wallop: defeat soundly and utterly; "We'll wallop them!"
whomp: beat overwhelmingly
spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout: defeat disastrously
cheat, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"
upset: defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team"
rout, rout out, expel: cause to flee
outfight: to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans"
outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop: get the better of
nose: defeat by a narrow margin
jockey: compete (for an advantage or a position)
outmarch: march longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!"
overpower, overmaster, overwhelm: overcome by superior force
steamroller: overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition"
gain, advance, win, make headway, get ahead, gain ground: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"
win back, get back: recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost; "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"; "He got back his son from the kidnappers"
score: get a certain score; "She scored high on the SAT"; "He scored a 200"
test: achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
fall back, lose, drop off, fall behind, recede: retreat
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
stand out: be stubborn in resolution or resistance
stand up: refuse to back down; remain solid under criticism or attack
outbrave: resist bravely; "He outbraved the enemy"
hold off: fight to a stand-off, as in sports: "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos back"
concede: acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"
neutralize: make incapable of military action
attack, aggress: take the initiative and go on the offensive: "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visting team started to attack"
bulldog: attack viciously and ferociously
rush: attack suddenly
pepper, pelt: attack with missiles or questions
immobilize: make defenseless
rival: be the rival of, be in competition with; "No city can rival Venice in beauty"
outrival, outvie: be more of a rival than
feud: carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"
tourney: engage in a tourney
skirmish: engage in a skirmish
counterattack, counterstrike: make a counterattack
blitz: attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"
storm, surprise: attack by storm; attack suddenly
beset, set upon: to assail or attack on all sides:"The lioness..beset by men and hounds." Pope
barricade: prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
defend: be on the defensive; act against an attack
bulwark: defend with a bulwark
defend, guard, hold: protect against a challenge or attack: "Hold that position behind the trees!" "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
shield, screen: protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
parry, block, deflect: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball), as in sports or fights; "block an attack"
champion, defend: protect or fight for as a champion
deploy: place troops or weapons in battle formation
retaliate: strike back, as in revenge for an attack
pay back, pay off, get, fix: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!" "That'll fix him good!" "This time I got him"
revenge, avenge, retaliate: take revenge; "avenge for a wrong"; "take vengeance or revenge for a wrong"
get even, get back: take revenge
bet, wager: stake money on the outcome of an issue
bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick: beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
outrun: run faster than; as in a race
speed skate: race on skates
slalom: race on skis around obstacles
outride: ride better or faster than
react, oppose: act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
buck, go against: resist; "buck the trend"
bench: take out of a game; of players
antagonize, antagonise, counteract: act in opposition to
countercheck, counteract: oppose or check by a counteraction
revolt: make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again"
rebel, arise, rise, rise up: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
rebel, renegade: break with established customs
resist, balk, baulk, jib: refuse to comply
mutiny: engage in a mutiny against an authority
crusade, fight, campaign, push, agitate: engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; "She is crusading for women's rights"
defy, withstand, hold, hold up: resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
confront: be face to face with; "The child screamed when it confronted the man in the halloween costume"
competitive, competitory: involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position"
agonistic, agonistical, combative: striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach"
competing(a), rival(a): being in competition; "rival suitors"; "competing businesses"
contending: striving or struggling in rivalry or battle; "contending armies"; "two contending parties"
internecine: (of conflict) within a group or organization; "an internecine feud among proxy holders"
defensive: intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"
defending: (games or sports) attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring
opposed: being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"
at odds(p), conflicting: on bad terms; "they were usually at odds over politics"; "conflicting opinions"
unseeded: not seeded; used of players of lesser skill
seeded: (of the more skilled contestants) selectively arranged in the draw for position a tournament so that they meet each other in later rounds
under attack(p), under fire(p): subjected to enemy attack or censure; "an official under fire for mismanagement"
confrontational: of or relating to confrontation
competitively: in competition; "the companies should bid competitively"
noncompetitive (opposite): not involving competition or competitiveness; "noncompetitive positions"; "noncompetitive interest in games"
unopposed (opposite): not having opposition or an opponent; "unopposed military forces"; "the candidate was unopposed"
noncompetitively (opposite): in a noncompetitive manner; "the scholarships will be awarded noncompetitively"

Instance WordNet synsets

Peasant's Revolt, Great Revolt: (English history) a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II