Combat
Encounter
Encounter noun - A minor short-term fight.
Combat is a synonym for encounter in fight topic. You can use "Combat" instead the word "Encounter" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as battle, incident, armed conflict, battle with.
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- engagement and combat
- engagement and encounter
- action and combat
- action and encounter
- contest and combat
- contest and encounter
- confrontation and combat
- confrontation and encounter
- struggle and combat
- struggle and encounter
- conflict and combat
- conflict and encounter
- oppose and combat
- oppose and encounter
How words are described
| close | close combat | close encounter |
| similar | similar combat | similar encounter |
| normal | normal combat | normal encounter |
| direct | direct combat | direct encounter |
| Other adjectives: regular, original, proper, single, actual, real, little, personal, deadly, next, tactical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Liquid (Ocelot) completely destroys a battle weary Snake in combat in their first first encounter.
Source: Cutscene Power to the Max -
Single combat between champions, other than a glancing encounter in the midst of battle, is by nature a formal affair.
Source: Mid-Battle Tea Break - In Fallout 4 if you encounter a particularly strong opponent, "Dominant Species" which is a remix of the main menu theme will play instead of the usual combat theme.
Source: Boss Remix
Cite this Source
Encounter and Combat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/encounter
Combat & Encounter. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/encounter>.
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