Combat
Combat verb - To oppose (someone) in physical conflict.
Usage example: a general eager to combat the enemy on his own ground
Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Nearby Word: hitting
How words are described
| physical | physical combat | physical hit |
| normal | normal combat | normal hit |
| direct | direct combat | direct hit |
| regular | regular combat | regular hit |
| Other adjectives: original, proper, single, heavy, actual, real, hard, serious, final, next. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It uses them to fire arrows from two bows at once in ranged combat or hit opponents with the bows (attacking with them as if they were staffs) in melee combat.
Source: Multi-Armed and Dangerous -
In 2nd Edition, use of the Tumbling non-weapon proficiency improved the user's armor class by 4 (making them harder to hit) and gave them a plus 2 to their chance to hit in unarmed combat.
Source: Combat Parkour -
Ursula does some tentacle combat at the end of The Little Mermaid, trying to hit the heroes with some after she grows to giant size.
Source: Combat Tentacles
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Hit and Combat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/hit
Combat & Hit. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/hit>.
Hit or Combat. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/hit.
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