fight
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Synonyms for fight
oppose
battle
take the field
Synonyms
- take the field
- cross swords
- taste battle
brawl
box
Synonyms
- box
- spar with
- exchange blows with
oppose
Synonyms
- oppose
- face
- take on
- resist
- stand up to
- take issue with
- speak against
- take a stand against
- set your face against
repress
conflict
brawl
match
resistance
Synonyms
fight back
Synonyms
- retaliate
- reply
- resist
- hit back
- strike back
- return fire
- put up a fight
- defend yourself
- give as good as you get
- give tit for tat
fight shy of something
Synonyms
- avoid
- shun
- steer clear of
- duck out of
- keep at arm's length
- hang back from
- keep aloof from
fight something down or off
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for fight
to engage in a quarrel
a discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed
the power or will to fight
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Synonyms for fight
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
the act of fighting
Related Words
- gunfight
- gunplay
- shootout
- conflict
- struggle
- battle
- encounter
- skirmish
- clash
- brush
- close-quarter fighting
- dogfight
- fencing
- in-fighting
- set-to
- shock
- impact
- rough-and-tumble
- scuffle
- tussle
- hassle
- affaire d'honneur
- duel
- blow
- fistfight
- fisticuffs
- slugfest
- battering
- banging
- beating
- whipping
- fray
- affray
- ruffle
- disturbance
- free-for-all
- brawl
- cut-and-thrust
- knife fight
- snickersnee
- gang fight
- rumble
- single combat
an aggressive willingness to compete
Synonyms
Related Words
an intense verbal dispute
a boxing or wrestling match
Related Words
be engaged in a fight
fight against or resist strongly
make a strenuous or labored effort
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