Battle and Truce

Opposite meaning words

Battle noun - A physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups.

Usage example: a battle between rival gangs left two people lying dead on the street

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Truce is an antonym for battle in topics: fight, struggle, military fight.

Truce noun - A temporary stopping of fighting.

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Battle is an antonym for truce.

brief	brief battle	brief truce
short	short battle	short truce
entire	entire battle	entire truce
great	great battle	great truce
Other adjectives: easy, famous, new, final, said.

They quickly strike a truce to fight the common foe, and an enormous battle rages!

Source: Offscreen Moment Of Awesome / Literature
In the Shroud ending she is killed at the final battle, but if the Lady sides with the Scourge, she is forced to form an uneasy truce with her, and never gets the opportunity to even call her out on the fact that she tried to have the Lady gang raped.

Source: Video Game / Gladiatrix
When Arthur and Lancelot put aside their differences and threatened to drive Mordred out of Camelot, the two sides formed a truce which Morgana thwarted, resulting in a massive battle in which Arthur was killed.

Source: Magnificent Bastard / Other

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