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

This may cause a person to feel like running away or fighting back—flight or fight. — Michele Patterson Ford, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2026

The fire raged for most of the morning as firefighters tried their best to fight back the flames. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026

Billionaires fighting back against the tax Schmidt and Brin are both major financial backers of the effort opposing the tax, with millions of dollars spent through Building a Better California. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

This may cause a person to feel like running away or fighting back – flight or fight. — Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for fight back

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