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Synonyms of duel in English:

duel


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See Spanish definition of duelo

noun

1‘the Baron was killed in a duel’

SYNONYMS
affair of honour, mano-a-mano, single combat
fight, battle, clash, encounter, confrontation, head-to-head
informal face-off, shoot-out
archaic field meeting, duello, judicial duel, rencounter, meeting, meeting for satisfaction of honour
rare monomachy

2‘the snooker duel got under way in earnest’

SYNONYMS
contest, competition, match, game, event, fixture, meet
battle, fight, clash, encounter, engagement

verb

1‘they duelled with swords’

SYNONYMS
fight a duel
fight, clash, battle, combat, contend
archaic go out