English

Detailed Synonyms for combative in English

combative:

combative adj

  1. combative
  2. combative
    – having or showing a ready disposition to fight 1
    combative; bellicose; battleful
    – having or showing a ready disposition to fight 1
  3. combative
    – striving to overcome in argument 1
    combative; agonistic; agonistical
    – striving to overcome in argument 1
  4. combative
    – inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits 1
    combative; contentious; litigious; disputative; disputatious
    – inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits 1

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Related Definitions for "combative":

  1. having or showing a ready disposition to fight1
    • a combative impulse1
  2. striving to overcome in argument1
  3. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits1

combat:

to combat verb (combats, combatted, combatting)

  1. to combat
    to fight; to combat; to contest; to quarrel; to battle with
    • fight verb (fights, fought, fighting)
    • combat verb (combats, combatted, combatting)
    • contest verb (contests, contested, contesting)
    • quarrel verb (quarrels, quarreled, quarreling)
    • battle with verb (battles with, battled with, battling with)
  2. to combat
    to combat; to struggle; to fight
    • combat verb (combats, combatted, combatting)
    • struggle verb (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • fight verb (fights, fought, fighting)
  3. to combat
    – battle or contend against in or as if in a battle 1
    to combat; battle
    – battle or contend against in or as if in a battle 1
    • combat verb (combats, combatted, combatting)
      • The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq1
      • We must combat the prejudices against other races1
    • battle verb
      • they battled over the budget1

Conjugations for combat:

present
  1. combat
  2. combat
  3. combats
  4. combat
  5. combat
  6. combat
simple past
  1. combatted
  2. combatted
  3. combatted
  4. combatted
  5. combatted
  6. combatted
present perfect
  1. have combatted
  2. have combatted
  3. has combatted
  4. have combatted
  5. have combatted
  6. have combatted
past continuous
  1. was combatting
  2. were combatting
  3. was combatting
  4. were combatting
  5. were combatting
  6. were combatting
future
  1. shall combat
  2. will combat
  3. will combat
  4. shall combat
  5. will combat
  6. will combat
continuous present
  1. am combatting
  2. are combatting
  3. is combatting
  4. are combatting
  5. are combatting
  6. are combatting
subjunctive
  1. be combatted
  2. be combatted
  3. be combatted
  4. be combatted
  5. be combatted
  6. be combatted
diverse
  1. combat!
  2. let's combat!
  3. combatted
  4. combatting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

combat [the ~] noun

  1. the combat
    – an engagement fought between two military forces 1
    the combat; the armed combat
    – an engagement fought between two military forces 1
  2. the combat
    – the act of fighting; any contest or struggle 1
    the scrap; the combat; the fight; the fighting
    – the act of fighting; any contest or struggle 1
    • scrap [the ~] noun
      • the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap1
    • combat [the ~] noun
    • fight [the ~] noun
      • a fight broke out at the hockey game1
    • fighting [the ~] noun
      • there was fighting in the streets1

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Related Definitions for "combat":

  1. an engagement fought between two military forces1
  2. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle1
  3. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle1
    • The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq1
    • We must combat the prejudices against other races1