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Often used in the same context:
tussle,
scuffle,
fracas,
battle,
brawl,
confrontation,
melee,
squabble,
dustup,
tiff,
fistfight,
feud,
donnybrook,
altercation,
gunfight,
duel,
contretemps,
clashes,
fisticuffs,
dispute,
quarrel,
firefight,
slanging match,
stoush,
showdown,
catfight,
spats,
slugfest,
dogfight,
standoff,
rivalry,
brouhaha,
pitting,
fight,
incident,
disagreement,
tug,
flareup,
crossfire,
imbroglio,
kerfuffle,
sniping,
struggle,
flashpoint,
fisticuff,
joust,
jawing,
debate,
salvo,
throwdown,
wrangle,
blowup,
shootout,
rumpus,
tangle,
ruckus,
stalemate,
rift,
tempest,
saga,
conflict,
acrimony,
rammy,
assault,
brushback,
bunfight,
wars,
bickering,
controversy,
collision,
testiest,
hostilities,
sparring,
beanball,
gaffe,
encounter,
argument,
incursion,
warfare,
animosity,
furor,
outburst,
escapade,
bruising,
trench warfare,
infighting,
flare,
counteroffensive,
battleground,
smackdown,
debacle,
conflagration,
tirade,
horseplay,
mutiny,
upmanship,
infraction,
stramash,
riot,
fiasco,
barney,
skirmishes,
skirmishing,
foray,
bout,
sortie,
flurry,
scrimmage,
affray,
fighting,
fights,
outbreak,
batde,
outpost,
ambush,
antitank,
outfield,
somme,
center,
frontline,
guard,
straggling,
brigade,
cavalry,
defensive,
fixed,
intrenched,
rearmost,
taper,
aircraft
More specific:
contretemps
More general:
combat,
fight,
fighting,
struggle
Synonyms:
brush,
clash,
encounter
Also try:
— Adjectives for skirmish:
first,
sharp,
brief,
preliminary,
little,
slight,
minor,
small,
short,
brisk,
severe,
more...
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