Synonyms for bout
baʊtbout

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1. bout

   Conflict is a general word which describes opponents, whether individuals or hosts, as dashed together. One continuous conflict between entire armies is a battle. Another battle may be fought upon the same field after a considerable interval; or a new battle may follow immediately, the armies meeting upon a new field. An action is brief and partial; a battle may last for days. Engagement is a somewhat formal expression for battle; as, it was the commander's purpose to avoid a general engagement. A protracted war, including many battles, may be a stubborn contest. Combat, originally a hostile encounter between individuals, is now used also for extensive engagements. A skirmish is between small detachments or scattered troops. An encounter may be either purposed or accidental, between individuals or armed forces. Fight is a word of less dignity than battle; we should not ordinarily speak of Waterloo as a fight, unless where the word is used in the sense of fighting; as, I was in the thick of the fight.

   Synonyms:
   action, affair, battle, combat, conflict, contest, encounter, engagement, fight, passage of arms, skirmish, strife

   Antonyms:
   armistice, concord, peace, suspension of hostilities, truce

   Preposition:
   A battle of giants; battle between armies; a battle for life, against invaders; a battle to the death; the battle of (more rarely at) Marathon.

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1. turn, bout, roundnoun

   (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

   Synonyms:
   routine, turn of events, spell, circle, play, beat, number, stave, twist, bend, round of drinks, tour, turning, daily round, round, troll, rung, unit of ammunition, rhythm, tear, round of golf, one shot, good turn, bust, act, crook, cycle, go, turn, bit, binge

2. boutnoun

   a period of illness

   "a bout of fever"; "a bout of depression"

   Synonyms:
   binge, round, turn, tear, bust

3. boutnoun

   a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers)

   Synonyms:
   binge, round, turn, tear, bust

4. bust, tear, binge, boutnoun

   an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

   "they went on a bust that lasted three days"

   Synonyms:
   flop, rip, snag, round, split, tear, teardrop, orgy, bust, binge, fizzle, female chest, rent, splurge, turn

Matched Categories

1. • Contest
   • Division
   • Revelry
   • Sport
   • Time Period

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1. sesh

   small time section

   there was bout in college yesterday

   Submitted by anonymous on November 18, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. boutnoun

   Synonyms:
   turn

2. boutnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] conflict, contest, set to

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1. boutnoun

   Synonyms:
   round, turn, contest, set-to, conflict

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1. List of paraphrases for "bout":

   bot, baute, piece, end, episode, tip

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1. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   We have a debate like we did two weeks ago where it gets pretty heated and people say, 'We don't like it. It's too personal. They're not talking a bout policy,'.

2. Mitch Hedberg:

   I can't tell you what hotel I'm stayin' in, but I can say that there are two trees involved. They said, "Let's call this hotel "Something...Tree", so they had a meeting; it...it was quite short. "How 'bout Tree?" "No, Double Tree." "Hell yeah! Meeting adjourned!" I had my heart set on "Quadruple Tree"... damnit, we were almost there!

3. Marshawn Lynch:

   Yo, I don't care bout everyone's questions im just here so I don't get fined by Papa Pete.

4. Gordon Merry:

   I would caution people – beg them – not to partake of heroin, the only thing that was good about this bout of heroin overdoses is 26 people now have a chance to reevaluate their lives to see if they could go into rehabilitation.

5. Francis Collins:

   I hope people will hear this, right now listening to this : If you are on the fence bout whether vaccination is going to help you, listen to those numbers, why are we waiting folks ? Let's roll up our sleeves if we haven't already done so.