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

Titular strawberry picker Tita stands against the automation, enlisting a cleaning lady, construction worker and seamstress to fight back against the humanoids. —Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 July 2025

Goldberg fought back with one last gasp before fading again. —Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025

Adams has also become an advocate for speaking honestly about recovery and fighting back against pro-skinny content online. —Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025

The others arrived moments later, when Fritz fought back from 4-1 down to win five straight points and earn himself two chances to take the match into a decider. —Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 July 2025

Rhymes for fight back

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