Synonyms of skirmishes (with)

skirmishes (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of skirmish (with)

as in fights

to oppose (someone) in physical conflict

for years the Apache leader had been skirmishing with the Mexicans, who were responsible for his nickname, Geronimo

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submits
• gives up
• surrenders