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

The detective fought back and tried to defend himself before he was stabbed at least seven times in the neck and leg. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Washington has fought back hard against this effort, and has recently succeeded at helping tankers pass through the chokepoint. — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

Simple self-defense classes teach someone how to escape an attack, including strangulation, instead of fighting back. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

But the ones that remained remain here because of the heavy investment by people, themselves, fighting back. — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for fight back

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