| Meaning | An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals). |
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| Example | "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" |
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| Synonyms | conflict, struggle |
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| Narrower | class struggle, class war, class warfare | conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes) |
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| feud | A bitter quarrel between two parties |
| fight, fighting, combat, scrap | The act of fighting |
| pacification, counterinsurgency | actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency |
| rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising | organized opposition to authority |
| strife | bitter conflict / conflict |
| tug-of-war | Any hard struggle between equally matched groups |
| turf war | A bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights |
| war, warfare | An active struggle between competing entities |
| Broader | group action | action taken by a group of people |
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| Spanish | batalla, conflicto, lucha, pugna |
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| Catalan | batalla, conflicte, lluita, pugna |
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| Verbs | battle | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle |
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