Combat and Confront

Combat

Combat verb - To strive to reduce or eliminate.
Usage example: must marshal all of our resources to combat this disease

Confront is a synonym for combat in fight topic. In some cases you can use "Confront" instead a verb "Combat", when it comes to topics like battle.

Confront

Confront verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.
Usage example: you must confront your fear in order to conquer it

Combat is a synonym for confront in conflict topic. You can use "Combat" instead a verb "Confront", if it concerns topics such as battle.

Common collocations

friend combat friend confront friend
problem combat problem confront problem
gang combat gang confront gang
evil combat evil confront evil
Other words: monster, villain, threat, enemy, times, shadows, enemies, problems, soldiers, villains.
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