/ Thesaurus / M Synonyms of martial art Find synonyms for: Noun1. martial art, self-defense, self-defence, self-protectionusage: any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pallid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language