Combat
Combat noun - Active fighting during the course of a war.
Usage example: a soldier who served throughout the war without actually seeing combat
Pitched battle and combat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pitched battle" instead a noun "Combat".
Pitched battle
Pitched battle noun - A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place.
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Synonyms for Pitched battle
Combat and pitched battle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combat" instead a noun phrase "Pitched battle".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- engagement and combat
- engagement and pitched battle
- action and combat
- action and pitched battle
- attack and combat
- attack and pitched battle
- contest and combat
- contest and pitched battle
- struggle and combat
- struggle and pitched battle
- conflict and combat
- conflict and pitched battle
- scrap and combat
- scrap and pitched battle
Both terms in one sentence
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Every weapon had a place in combat; the swords were day-to-day sidearms, naginata and spears were the weapons of choice in pitched battle, bows were superb ranged weapons in the field, and muskets were strong in the field and king in sieges.
Source: Multi-Melee Master -
In Robin and Marian, Robin and the Sheriff of Nottingham agree to fight a single combat rather than commit their armies to a pitched battle.
Source: Duel to the Death
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Pitched battle and Combat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/pitched_battle
Combat & Pitched battle. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/pitched_battle>.
Pitched battle or Combat. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/pitched_battle.
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