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 memory endures of seeing Lionel Messi trudging through a post-match mixed zone looking haunted after Argentina were knocked out of the 2010 World Cup and of Cristiano Ronaldo fighting back the tears after various disappointments with Portugal. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Scotland fought back brilliantly to tie the match 14-14 by halftime and close to 35-28 with 10 minutes remaining. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

Somehow, through it all, the Democratic Establishment can’t find a way to fight back against this deeply unpopular. — Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Environmentalists fought back, saying that the data had not been reviewed and that wolves might have scavenged the meat rather than killed the animals. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for fight back

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