fight back

phrasal verb

fought back; fighting back; fights back

1

: to attack or try to defeat someone who is attacking or trying to defeat oneself

We can't just let them make these accusations against us. We need to fight back!

2

: to make a new effort against an opponent

They fell behind early in the game, but they were able to fight back and tie the score in the second half.

Examples of fight back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Well, the outsiders fighting back has shifted over the years. —Adam B. Vary, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025

Texas chose not to fight back in the courts, while the rest of the legal challenges are ongoing. —Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2025

Instead of trying to fight back against these deepfakes, Suerez decided to front-run the competition and create his own AI influencers. —Andrew R. Chow, Time, 18 Nov. 2025

The radio interference concerns from T-Mobile are a bit ironic, considering its partner SpaceX has faced and fought back against its own interference claims from other companies. —PC Magazine, 18 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for fight back

• aback
• anzac
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback