Fight
[fīt]
VERB
fight (verb) · fights (third person present) · fought (past tense) · fought (past participle) · fighting (present participle)
take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.
"the men were fighting" · "they fight with other children"
synonyms:
violent · combative · aggressive · pugnacious · truculent · belligerent · bellicose · disputatious · antagonistic · argumentative · hawkish · brawl · come to blows · exchange blows · attack/assault each other · hit/punch each other · box · struggle · grapple · wrestle · scrimmage · do battle · engage in conflict · contend · spar · joust · tilt · cross swords · lock horns · lock antlers · scrap · have a dust-up · have a set-to · have a punch-up · swedge · roughhouse · stoush · go the knuckle
antonyms:
peaceful
engage in (a war or battle).
"there was another war to fight"
synonyms:
battle · do battle · give battle · wage war · go to war · make war · take up arms · attack · mount an attack · combat · engage · meet · clash · skirmish · be a soldier · fight for Queen/King and country · crusade · engage in · wage · conduct · prosecute · carry on · pursue · undertake · practice · proceed with · go on with
quarrel or argue.
"she didn't want to fight with her mother all the time" · "they were fighting over who pays the bill"
synonyms:
quarrel · argue · row · bicker · squabble · have a row/fight · wrangle · dispute · be at odds · disagree · fail to agree · differ · be at variance · have words · bandy words · be at each other's throats · be at loggerheads · battle · feud · fall out · scrap · go at it hammer and tongs · fight like cat and dog · argufy · altercate · chop logic · threap
struggle to put out (a fire, especially a large one).
"two fire trucks raced to the scene to fight the blaze"
endeavor vigorously to win (an election or other contest).
campaign determinedly for or against something, especially to put right what one considers unfair or unjust.
synonyms:
champion · promote · advocate · plead for · defend · protect · uphold · support · back · espouse · stand up for · campaign for · lobby for · battle for · crusade for · take up the cudgels for
struggle or campaign against (something).
"the best way to fight fascism abroad and racism at home"
synonyms:
oppose · contest · contend with · confront · challenge · combat · dispute · object to · quarrel with · argue against/with · withstand · resist · defy · fly in the face of · strive/struggle against · take a stand against · put up a fight against · stand up and be countecatd against · take issue with · question · controvert
antonyms:
accept · support
"she had to fight back tears of frustration"
synonyms:
repress · restrain · suppress · stifle · smother · hold back · keep back · fight back · keep in check · check · curb · contain · control · keep under control · rein in · silence · muffle · bottle up · choke back · swallow · strangle · gag · button up · keep the lid on · cork up
antonyms:
give in to · let out
take part in a boxing match against (an opponent).
(fight one's way)
move forward with difficulty, especially by pushing through a crowd or overcoming physical obstacles.
"she watched him fight his way across the room"
archaic
command, manage, or maneuver (troops, a ship, or military equipment) in battle.
"General Hill fights his troops well"
NOUN
fight (noun) · fights (plural noun)
a violent confrontation or struggle.
"we'll get into a fight and wind up with bloody noses"
synonyms:
brawl · fracas · melee · row · rumpus · confrontation · skirmish · sparring match · exchange · struggle · tussle · scuffle · altercation · wrangle · scrum · clash · disturbance · fisticuffs · rough and tumble · donnybrook · scrap · dust-up · set-to · shindy · shindig · free-for-all · punch-up · bust-up · ruck · bit of argy-bargy · barney · afters · rammy · swedge · square go · roughhouse · brannigan · stoush · affray · broil · bagarre
a boxing match.
synonyms:
boxing match · bout · match · meeting · fixture · game · encounter
a battle or war.
"the country was not eager for a fight with the US"
synonyms:
battle · engagement · clash · conflict · contest · encounter · skirmish · scuffle · tussle · struggle · brush · exchange · war · campaign · crusade · warfare · combat · action · hostilities
a vigorous struggle or campaign for or against something.
"a long fight against cancer"
synonyms:
struggle · battle · campaign · endeavor · drive · push · effort · movement · move
"she had a fight with her husband"
synonyms:
argument · quarrel · squabble · row · wrangle · disagreement · difference of opinion · falling-out · contretemps · tangle · altercation · fracas · dispute · disputation · contention · feud · tiff · set-to · shindig · shindy · stand-up · run-in · spat · scrap · ruction · slanging match · barney · bunfight · ding-dong · bust-up · ruck
"Ginny felt the fight trickle out of her"
will to resist · power to resist · resistance · morale · spirit · courage · pluck · pluckiness · gameness · will to win · strength · backbone · spine · mettle · stout-heartedness · determination · firmness of purpose · resolution · resolve · resoluteness · confidence · aggression · aggressiveness · belligerence · militancy · boldness · audacity · forcefulness · guts · grit · spunk · bottle · sand · moxie
ORIGIN
Old English feohtan (verb), feoht(e), gefeoht (noun), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vechten, gevecht and German fechten, Gefecht.