Combat and Watch

Combat

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

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

Watch noun - A person or group that watches over someone or something.

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Combat and watch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combat" instead a noun "Watch".

Nearby Words: watchful, watched, watcher, watching

close	close combat	close watch
similar	similar combat	similar watch
ordinary	ordinary combat	ordinary watch
fast	fast combat	fast watch
Other adjectives: original, open, real, hard, constant, traditional, modern, magical.

If you choose to take command personally, you are presented with three more options: take complete control over all aspects of combat; let the AI handle the minutia, such as maneuvering and firing, while you act as an admiral; or just sit back and watch the show, as the AI handles everything.

Source: Video Game / Master of Orion
This has gone on to the point that the critters on the Good side of the table sit back and watch instead of doing anything active to combat it.

Source: Eviler Than Thou
But on the other hand, they watch and comment those replays while the combat is still going on.

Source: Talking Is a Free Action

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Watch and Combat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/watch

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Watch or Combat. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/watch.

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