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 Supreme Court’s latest blow to the Voting Rights Act could cost 19 Black lawmakers their seats over the next few years, the Congressional Black Caucus says, but the group is fighting back. —Anna Liss-Roy, Washington Post, 26 May 2026

And the Cavaliers — much like the Hawks and Sixers before them — have already stopped fighting back, the last game just a formality for the third team the Knicks will send to Cancun this season. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 May 2026

Systems thinking has become unavoidable, and art has become a crucial tool for making invisible systems legible—and for fighting back. —Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026

Joe fought back briefly, but Ospreay regained control. —Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

Rhymes for fight back

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