Synonyms for fight
faɪt

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1. battle, conflict, fight, engagement(noun)

   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, scrap(noun)

   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, fight(noun)

   an aggressive willingness to compete

   "the team was full of fight"

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

4. fight(noun)

   an intense verbal dispute

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

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

5. fight(verb)

   a boxing or wrestling match

   "the fight was on television last night"

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

6. contend, fight, struggle(verb)

   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, defend(verb)

   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, struggle(verb)

   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, agitate(verb)

   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

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

Editors Contribution(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. presseth

   great effort needed

   Submitted by rinat on September 16, 2019  

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1. fight(v. n.)

   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. fight(v. n.)

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

3. fight(v. a.)

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

4. fight(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   carry through (by fighting)

5. fight(n.)

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

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1. fight(n)

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

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

2. fight(v)

   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. Rick Brennan:

   In the short term, you have the immediate threat of ISIS. But in the long term, the deeper threat is to Iraq’s ability to be free and independent of Iran, dependence on the Shia militias, who have sworn allegiance to the ayatollah, is a problem. The Popular Liberation Forces number about 70,000, including a core of 15,000 hardened fighters who most recently did battle at Tehran’s behest in Syria, where they fought Al Qaeda, ISIS and the Free Syrian Army, Rick Brennan said. Iraq may need their help now, but giving them an official role in the fight against ISIS could further entrench them as both a political and military force within Iraq, Rick Brennan said.

2. Abdul Jabar Qahraman:

   There wasn't any deal, we learnt that there was no need to continue the fight in that area.

3. Sally Kempton:

   It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.

4. Will Jawando:

   To solve the significant challenges we face, we need new leadership, fresh ideas and an inclusive approach to making Congress work for working families -- that's the kind of leader I'll be, together, we'll fight to bring more good paying jobs to our neighborhoods, strengthen our schools and ensure equal justice and opportunity for all.

5. Chris Morris:

   And what do the Theban hoplites see in this extended rending of the sky, this white-bright glory of Enlil's lightning? The future, but not theirs: paired cavalry fighters; formed ranks of armored death; grim men on their tall horses with lightning limning weapons tailored to the task; men spoiling for a fight if the gods allowed -- the Sacred Band of Stepsons, out from shadows and the dark.

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