Battle
Tourney
Tourney noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Usage example: progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Synonyms for Tourney
Battle and tourney are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Battle" instead a noun "Tourney".
Nearby Word: tournament
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Secret Identity: In Iron Hans and many (not all) of its variants, the hero is a servant at the court, and disguises himself in armor before fighting in the tourney or battle.
Source: Fairy Tale Tropes -
Secret Identity: More than one hero took advantage of the face-concealing armor to show up at the tourney or battle without revealing his identity to those who knew him as a menial servant.
Source: Chivalric Romance -
It entered the Season 4 tourney and lost in its first battle (and it was never aired, so viewers actually thought he DID retire), then returned in full force in Season 5.
Source: Series / BattleBots
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Tourney or Battle. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/battle/tourney.
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