Synonyms of fought

fought

verb

past tense of fight

1

as in battled

to oppose (someone) in physical conflict

a proud people who have fiercely fought all invaders of their homeland

Synonyms & Similar Words

• battled
• combated
• wrestled
• dueled
• beat
• clashed (with)
• warred (against)
• skirmished (with)
• punched
• hit
• knocked
• struck
• slapped
• pounded
• smacked
• sparred
• battered
• slugged
• scrimmaged (with)
• buffeted
• slammed
• banged
• thumped
• whacked
• clobbered
• swatted
• hammered
• jousted
• swiped
• batted
• socked
• bashed
• boxed
• smote
• bludgeoned
• slogged
• pasted
• grappled
• tussled
• bumped
• belted
• walloped
• scuffled
• bopped
• thwacked
• collided
• brawled
• whaled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submitted
• surrendered
• gave up

2

as in opposed

to strive to reduce or eliminate

a civil rights leader who dedicated his life to fighting prejudice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opposed
• combated
• battled
• countered
• resisted
• confronted
• contended (with)
• withstood
• thwarted
• oppugned
• faced
• frustrated
• baffled
• foiled
• checkmated
• met
• defied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraged
• promoted
• advanced
• cultivated
• fostered
• suffered
• forwarded
• endured
• nurtured
• bore
• supported
• advocated
• nourished
• furthered
• upheld
• backed
• endorsed
• abided
• championed

3

as in competed

to engage in a contest

everyone on that street seems to be fighting to see who can create the gaudiest holiday lighting display

Synonyms & Similar Words

• competed
• contended
• raced
• battled
• vied
• rivaled
• played
• challenged
• faced off
• engaged
• maneuvered
• went out
• worked
• jostled
• jockeyed
• tried out
• trained

4

as in bickered

to express different opinions about something often angrily

if you kids continue to fight, I'm turning this car around and we're heading back home!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bickered
• argued
• quarreled
• clashed
• brawled
• squabbled
• wrangled
• disputed
• debated
• scrapped
• rowed
• fell out
• controverted
• locked horns
• quibbled
• discussed
• butted heads
• hassled
• spatted
• jarred
• altercated
• tiffed
• contested
• contended
• brabbled
• mixed it up
• argufied
• challenged
• dared
• bandied words
• protested
• tangled
• kicked
• objected
• defied
• fussed
• considered
• nitpicked
• caviled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreed
• accepted
• coexisted
• consented
• concurred
• got along
• assented

5

as in resisted

to refuse to give in to

I tried to fight the temptation to eat another cookie—and lost

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resisted
• opposed
• withstood
• repelled
• contested
• defied
• challenged
• bucked
• thwarted
• countered
• contended (with)
• contradicted
• battled
• disputed
• combated
• hindered
• stemmed
• frustrated
• checked
• baffled
• balked
• obstructed
• foiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submitted (to)
• surrendered (to)
• yielded (to)
• succumbed (to)
• bowed (to)
• stooped (to)
• capitulated (to)
• gave in (to)
• knuckled under (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fought

The rival gangs fought and retaliated against each other both before and after Shakur's death. — CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Families and staff fought the plan for months, worried that the closures would disproportionately affect minority, low-income and special education students and harm all students’ academic and social well-being. — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

Before the whole scene of domestic bliss is cut short, Cruz and Josie discuss their looming irrelevance as human foot soldiers in a future of wars fought by machines, finding brief solace in each other’s out-of-uniform bodies. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2026

On bars – her weakest event – Jade Carey fought through a late pirouette to nearly nail her full-twisting double layout dismount. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

The was has been fought mostly from safe distances or through air attacks. — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

And in Florida, the longest war the United States government fought was with Black maroons called Seminoles. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026

In Greece, hundreds of firefighters fought Saturday to protect Porto Germeno, a popular resort on the Gulf of Corinth, as gale-force winds drove flames through the coastal area between Athens and Thebes. — Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026