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fight
Synonyms and Antonyms of fight
1
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
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
2
a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective
3
an inclination to fight or quarrel
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
chip on one's shoulder
4
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
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
1
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict
2
to strive to reduce or eliminate
3
to engage in a contest
4
to express different opinions about something often angrily
bandy words, butt heads, lock horns, mix it up
5
to refuse to give in to
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