fight back

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

As Lopez-Custodio slept on a couch, he was attacked and fought back, causing Alvarez’s DNA to end up on his fingernails, prosecutors said. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 June 2026

Where were the left’s billionaires who could fight back? —David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 June 2026

Protesters can be seen fighting back by throwing stones and chanting demands for work, education and freedom. —Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 9 June 2026

Disclosure Day is an urgent call to fight back against misinformation, a clear threatening cancer for the future of the human race, and a very real one overtaking our daily lives. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 June 2026

Rhymes for fight back

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