Synonyms for fight
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1. fight

   Conflict is a general word which describes opponents, whether individuals or hosts, as dashed together. One continuous conflict between entire armies is a battle. Another battle may be fought upon the same field after a considerable interval; or a new battle may follow immediately, the armies meeting upon a new field. An action is brief and partial; a battle may last for days. Engagement is a somewhat formal expression for battle; as, it was the commander's purpose to avoid a general engagement. A protracted war, including many battles, may be a stubborn contest. Combat, originally a hostile encounter between individuals, is now used also for extensive engagements. A skirmish is between small detachments or scattered troops. An encounter may be either purposed or accidental, between individuals or armed forces. Fight is a word of less dignity than battle; we should not ordinarily speak of Waterloo as a fight, unless where the word is used in the sense of fighting; as, I was in the thick of the fight.

   Synonyms:
   action, affair, battle, bout, combat, conflict, contest, encounter, engagement, passage of arms, skirmish, strife

   Antonyms:
   armistice, concord, peace, suspension of hostilities, truce

   Preposition:
   A battle of giants; battle between armies; a battle for life, against invaders; a battle to the death; the battle of (more rarely at) Marathon.

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1. fight

   Synonyms:
   battle, contention, struggle, conflict, combat, contest, action, engagement, encounter

   Antonyms:
   pacification, reconciliation

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1. battle, conflict, fight, engagementnoun

   a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

   "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

   Synonyms:
   conflict, competitiveness, troth, engagement, fighting, booking, difference, struggle, mesh, interlocking, betrothal, battle, involution, difference of opinion, participation, employment, dispute, scrap, appointment, meshing, involvement, combat, date

2. fight, fighting, combat, scrapnoun

   the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

   "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

   Synonyms:
   bit, flake, battle, fleck, fighting, conflict, rubbish, trash, scrap, competitiveness, armed combat, combat, engagement, chip

3. competitiveness, fightnoun

   an aggressive willingness to compete

   "the team was full of fight"

   Synonyms:
   battle, fighting, conflict, scrap, competitiveness, combat, engagement

4. fightnoun

   an intense verbal dispute

   "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"

   Synonyms:
   competitiveness, battle, conflict, fighting, engagement, combat, scrap

5. fightverb

   a boxing or wrestling match

   "the fight was on television last night"

   Synonyms:
   competitiveness, battle, conflict, fighting, engagement, combat, scrap

6. contend, fight, struggleverb

   be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

   "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

   Synonyms:
   fence, make do, skin, sputter, shinny, agitate, crusade, shin, scramble, press, deal, vie, manage, compete, oppose, struggle, debate, argue, defend, repugn, postulate, grapple, campaign, fight down, contend, cope, make out, fight back, clamber, get by, push, contest

7. fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defendverb

   fight against or resist strongly

   "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

   Synonyms:
   play off, counterbalance, represent, agitate, champion, press, support, guard, hold, defend, campaign, oppose, struggle, match, react, pit, controvert, fend for, contradict, contend, maintain, fight down, fight back, crusade, push

8. fight, struggleverb

   make a strenuous or labored effort

   "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

   Synonyms:
   sputter, agitate, press, shin, scramble, struggle, defend, campaign, oppose, crusade, contend, skin, fight down, fight back, clamber, push, shinny

9. crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitateverb

   exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

   "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

   Synonyms:
   tug, excite, iron out, press out, crowd, raise up, shake up, shake, commove, run, press, vex, agitate, advertize, adjure, stir, budge, shift, urge on, weight-lift, promote, foment, turn on, rouse, compress, urge, struggle, oppose, entreat, contend, beseech, contract, iron, crusade, defend, fight back, squeeze, charge, compact, bear on, drive, exhort, labor, force, stir up, bid, charge up, push, fight down, campaign, take the field, weigh, conjure, constrict, disturb, advertise, weightlift, labour

Matched Categories

1. • Aggressiveness
   • Conflict
   • Controversy
   • Try

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1. presseth

   great effort needed

   Submitted by rinat on September 16, 2019  

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1. fightverb

   Synonyms:
   combat, war, contend (in arms), draw the sword, unsheath the sword, measure swords, join battle, give battle, take up the cudgels, couch one's lance, go to war, let slip the dogs of war, take up the hatchet

2. fightverb

   Synonyms:
   contend, contest, struggle, strive, make resistance

3. fightverb

   Synonyms:
   war against, combat against, contend against, join battle with, break a lance with, come to close quarters with

4. fightverb

   Synonyms:
   carry through (by fighting)

5. fightnoun

   Synonyms:
   combat, battle, conflict, contest, struggle, engagement, encounter, action, affair, brush, fray, affray

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1. fightnoun

   Synonyms:
   combat, battle, engagement, struggle, encounter, fray, affray, mêlée, scrimmage , pugnacity, belligerence

   Associated words:
   militant, combative, combativeness, bellicose, belligerent, pugnacious

2. fightverb

   Synonyms:
   battle, combat, militate, struggle, cope with

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1. List of paraphrases for "fight":

   struggle, combat, battle, fighting, combating, lutte, reduction, fight, control, kamp, beat, war, counter, lucha, wrestling, kampf, strive, campaign, tackle, brawl, struggles, fights, contend, action, fiight, countering, address, strife

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1. Michelle Williams:

   I'm assuming a lot of relationships go through a period of time where one or more people get overwhelmed, you don't even know what it's like to have real love because I've had to fight so much in past relationships : fight to have a place, fight for you to see me, fight for you to love me, fight for you to be faithful. In this relationship I didn't have to do that, but I was so ready to fight.

2. Donald Trump:

   What happens is you fight so hard to win the presidency, and you fight, fight, fight, by the time you start campaigning, it's a year. And now you got to go and fight again. But you just won. So nobody has that same drive that they had.

3. Sir Winston Churchill:

   We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

4. Roy Jones:

   Mike Tyson said Thursday in an online press conference. Im coming to fight, and I hope hes coming to fight, and thats all you need to know. Promoters of the pay-per-view spectacle announced that Los Angeles Staples Center will be the site of the 54-year-old Tysons return to boxing on Nov. 28 for an eight-round main event against the 51-year-old Jones. Tysons last official bout was in June 2005, and the former undisputed heavyweight champion hasnt held a title since 1996. Roy Jones fought steadily through Roy Jones 40s, long after Roy Jones super middleweight and light heavyweight title reigns had ended, with his most recent bout in February 2018. Roy Jones also laughs at the idea that any time spent inside a boxing ring with Mike Tyson could ever be a mere exhibition, even though California commission officials have made it clear that Mike Tyson and Roy Jones shouldnt be attempting to seriously hurt each other during a fight with two-minute rounds. Officials say they plan to stop the bout if either fighter is cut or significantly injured. Who goes in the ring with the great, legendary Mike Tyson and thinks its an exhibition ? twelve-ounce gloves ? No headgear ? Really ? This is an exhibition ? Come on, bruh. Be real. In short, Mike Tyson and Roy Jones said everything one might expect from two cagey veterans of the fight game to promote real sporting interest in this endeavor, which came to life after the online world saw footage of Mike Tyson looking impressive while sparring earlier this year. Roy Jones eagerly accepted the opportunity for Mike Tyson highest-profile fight in a decade. Mike Tyson and Roy Jones believe theyll be able to put on a show worthy of their legends. Theyre also eager to be the latest in the growing line of athletes competing at elite levels into their 40s and beyond with improvements in sports science, nutrition and training. When I came along, at 32 years old, you were considered an old guy.

5. Peter Staley:

   I think it's a great way to live, to fight for yourself, to fight for your friends, to fight for a community of individuals who are sharing your experience and to fight for dignity and a better life, and there will be a tipping point. There will be victories and they will be joyous.