Synonyms of skirmishes

skirmishes 1 of 2

noun

plural of skirmish

1

as in encounters

a brief clash between enemies or rivals

the candidates' first debate was only a skirmish in a very long campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encounters
• fights
• brushes
• brawls
• quarrels
• arguments
• run-ins
• battles
• squabbles
• scrapes
• spats
• tiffs
• hassles
• rows
• wrangles
• frays

2

as in clashes

a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups

throughout the week of the convention, police engaged in skirmishes with some of the demonstrators

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truces

skirmishes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of skirmish

1

as in brawls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brawls
• boxes
• spars
• battles
• duels
• fights
• hits
• combats
• punches
• slugs
• wars (against)
• buffets
• strikes
• bashes
• contends
• batters
• clashes (with)
• tussles
• scuffles
• wrestles
• beats
• grapples
• rassles

2

as in prospects

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prospects
• probes
• explores
• pokes (around)
• tracks (down)
• glances (over)
• looks over
• runs down
• studies
• snoops
• audits
• finds
• finds out
• hits (on or upon)
• grubs (about)
• surveys
• checks (out)
• learns
• detects
• rifles
• browses
• locates
• discovers
• reviews
• ascertains
• scans
• determines
• ferrets (out)
• peruses
• scares up
• examines
• scrutinizes
• investigates
• searches
• inspects
• descries
• gets
• dredges
• trolls
• pats down
• shakes down
• hunts (through)
• rakes
• rummages
• frisks
• sorts (through)
• digs (through)
• combs
• scours
• ransacks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• hides
• ignores
• neglects
• abandons