Words and phrases that have a meaning related to skirmish: (133 results)
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 general:
Also try:combat
— Adjectives for skirmish: first, sharp, brief, preliminary, little, slight, minor, small, short, brisk, severe, more...
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