Combat and Defiance

Combat

Combat noun - Active fighting during the course of a war.

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Defiance and combat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Combat".

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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Combat and defiance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combat" instead a noun "Defiance".

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

pure	pure combat	pure defiance
normal	normal combat	normal defiance
direct	direct combat	direct defiance
open	open combat	open defiance
Other adjectives: active, actual, constant, social, final.

This mass suicide could also be seen as the last act of defiance to make sure the secrets to combat the Flood die with them.

Source: Literature / The Forerunner Saga
From there, Blood Omen 2 and Defiance mostly stuck to Soul Reaver 2's formula, with Blood Omen 2 placing a greater emphasis on combat over puzzles and platforming.

Source: Video Game / Legacy of Kain
The machines have no voice synthesizers, so after SJ overcomes the first in hand-to-pincer combat, the Game Master uses the second robot's hologram-illusion pseudopodia to express its defiance as it retreats.

Source: Literature / Dream Park

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