Synonyms of the word 
HOSTILITIES → BELLIGERENCY - COMBAT
hostilities
- n. plural of hostility.
- n. acts of war.
belligerency
- n. the state of being at war or in an armed conflict.
- n. hostile or aggressive behaviour.
- n. the willingness to fight; belligerence.
combat
- n. A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used); a struggle for victory.
- v. (transitive) To fight with; to struggle for victory against.
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