Synonyms of jousts

jousts 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of joust

as in fights

of knights in the Middle Ages to engage in battle on horseback with lances

The knights jousted against each other.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fights
• battles
• duels
• wrestles
• bats
• combats
• wars (against)
• pounds
• spars
• clashes (with)
• slaps
• knocks
• slams
• smacks
• bashes
• smites
• punches
• thumps
• bangs
• whacks
• socks
• hammers
• hits
• belts
• swipes
• swats
• boxes
• brawls
• slugs
• whales
• strikes
• buffets
• thwacks
• slogs
• pastes
• wallops
• bops
• batters
• skirmishes (with)
• bludgeons
• scrimmages (with)
• clobbers
• beats
• grapples
• collides
• tussles
• bumps
• scuffles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submits
• gives up
• surrenders

jousts

2 of 2

noun

plural of joust

as in duels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• duels
• confrontations
• fisticuffs
• fistfights
• slugfests
• blows
• quarrels
• spats
• squabbles
• altercations
• contretemps
• face-offs
• punch-ups
• wrangles
• disputes
• broils
• melees
• punch-outs
• controversies
• tangles
• mêlées
• tiffs
• disagreements
• grapples
• affrays
• fallings-out
• kickups
• handgrips
• misunderstandings
• donnybrooks
• falling-outs
• battle royals
• cross fires
• brawls
• catfights
• arguments
• rows
• battles royal
• mix-ups
• ruckuses
• battle royales
• tussles
• battles royale
• argle-bargles
• skirmishes
• free-for-alls
• scuffles
• ructions
• dustups
• scrimmages
• pitched battles
• argy-bargies
• clashes
• fights
• contests
• battles
• fracases
• fracas
• combats
• rough-and-tumbles
• struggles
• scrums
• conflicts
• scraps
• frays
• hassles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truces