Synonyms for fight
Another word for fight is battle, conflict or engagement. Below are 21 synonyms and 30 related words across 9 senses.
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1. noun: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
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2. noun: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
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3. noun: an aggressive willingness to compete
- competitiveness
4. noun: an intense verbal dispute
5. noun: a boxing or wrestling match
6. verb: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
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7. verb: fight against or resist strongly
- fight back
- fight down
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8. verb: make a strenuous or labored effort
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9. 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
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- push synonyms
- crusade synonyms
- agitate
- promote synonyms
- advertise synonyms
- advertize
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- action synonyms
- military action
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- armed combat
- naval battle
- pitched battle
- dogfight
- set-to
- free-for-all
- impact synonyms
- single combat
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- close-quarter fighting
- beating synonyms
- gang fight
- knife fight
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- brush synonyms
- clash synonyms
- aggressiveness
- argument synonyms
- controversy synonyms
- arguing synonyms
- contention synonyms
- tilt synonyms
- disputation
- contestation
- disceptation
- boxing synonyms
- fisticuffs
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Questions people ask
What is another word for fight?
You can say battle, conflict, engagement, fighting or combat instead of fight. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war".
What is the opposite of fight?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for fight; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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