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fight
Synonyms and Antonyms of fight
- a troubled youth who got into one fight after another
pitched battle, rough-and-tumble
affray [chiefly British], battle royal, brawl, broil, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), mix-up, ruckus, ruction
blows, fistfight, fisticuffs, grapple, handgrips, punch-out, punch-up [chiefly British], slugfest
confrontation, duel, face-off, joust
altercation, argle-bargle [chiefly British], argument, argy-bargy [chiefly British], contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, falling-out, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, spat, squabble, tangle, tiff, wrangle
- the mayoral candidate pledged to lead a successful fight to improve the cityʼs schools
- a tough, streetwise kid with a lot of fight in him
antagonism, fierceness, hostility, hyperaggressiveness, unfriendliness
imperialism, jingoism, militarism
acidity, biliousness, captiousness, crankiness, crossness, disagreeableness, fractiousness, fretfulness, grouchiness, grumpiness, huffiness, irascibility, irascibleness, irritability, irritableness, orneriness, peevishness, pettishness, petulance, querulousness, rudeness, surliness, testiness, waspishness
- the couple have their share of fights, but they quickly get over them
altercation, argle-bargle [chiefly British], argument, argy-bargy [chiefly British], battle royal, bicker, brawl, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, falling-out, hassle, imbroglio, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, rhubarb, row, scrap, set-to, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle
clash, run-in, skirmish, tangle, tussle
attack, contention, dissension (also dissention)
debate, difference, disputation
fuss, objection, protest, protestation
affray [chiefly British], fisticuffs, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée)
fight
Synonyms and Antonyms of fight
- a proud people who have fiercely fought all invaders of their homeland
- a civil rights leader who dedicated his life to fighting prejudice
- everyone on that street seems to be fighting to see who can create the gaudiest holiday lighting display
- if you kids continue to fight, Iʼm turning this car around and weʼre heading back home!
- I tried to fight the temptation to eat another cookie—and lost
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