SCRIMMAGES Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

scrimmages

noun

plural of scrimmage

as in skirmishes

a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups the two players got into a scrimmage off the court and got suspended

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Recent Examples of scrimmages The glorified scrimmages were supposed to be over for Georgia. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026 Most of the teams at the top barely broke a sweat, playing what amounted to glorified scrimmages. — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 They’re expected to regularly practice, participate in scrimmages and compete in official matches. — Erica D. Henn, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 His teammates have gotten a taste of that during the team’s scrimmages the past two Fridays. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 Take it with a grain of salt, as final scores could not matter less in scrimmages. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026 But in 7-on-7 reps, and 11-on-11 scrimmages, backup quarterbacks Kenny Pickett, Haynes King and Kyle Trask just haven’t found ways to work the ball to him. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026 Team Gray, coached by Kimani Young on Friday, has been losing more scrimmages than winning, but prevailed in overtime with a winning shot by — guess who? — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 The new training facility features two full basketball courts and eight total baskets, making the setup amenable for full-court scrimmages as well as half-court drills and individual workouts. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrimmages

Noun

Oasis’s Live ’25 was one of the biggest tours of the decade, marking the band’s first performances in 15 years after brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher’s intense skirmishes led to the band breaking up in 2009.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Asgari highlights these minor skirmishes through life itself (whether at its most verbose, or in complete silence) via minor aesthetic transformations which play in major keys, and prove deeply moving.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of skirmishes

Noun

The student rallies, now stretching into their third week after violent clashes with police, mass school closures and thousands of arrests, are expected to resume on Thursday.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms tried to make President Donald Trump the focus of one of the debate’s sharpest clashes.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of clashes

Noun

Two of Iowa’s four Republican House members, both in their own worrying reelection fights, had just broken with the president to vote to stop the war with Iran.

— Natalie Allison, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
The company stages live fights where people remotely control humanoid robots against other humanoid robots.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of fights

Noun

But a judge has now paused construction across the region, giving a major boost to landowners who have sought to impede the wall by refusing to cooperate with government surveyors, protesting at county meetings and gearing up for court battles.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Though their eligibility battles remain unsettled, both players took part in Thursday’s 45-minute open practice at Allen Fieldhouse as full-fledged members of KU’s 2026-27 team.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026