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fightnoun a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groupsa troubled youth who got into one fight after another battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, dustup, fracas, fray, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scrum, scuffle, skirmish, struggle, tussle pitched battle, rough-and-tumbleaffray(chiefly British), battle royal, brawl, broil, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee(also mêlée), mix-up, ruckus, ructionblows, fistfight, fisticuffs, grapple, handgrips, punch-out, punch-up(chiefly British), slugfestconfrontation, duel, face-off, joustaltercation, 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, wranglecatfight truce a forceful effort to reach a goal or objectivethe mayoral candidate pledged to lead a successful fight to improve the city's schools battle, fray, scrabble, struggle, throes effort, exertion, labor, pains, trouble, workdrudgery, grind, sweat, toil, travailcombat, conflict, contest, strife, tussle, war, warfareattempt, endeavor, essay, try an inclination to fight or quarrela tough, streetwise kid with a lot of fight in him aggression, aggressiveness, assaultiveness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness, defiance, disputatiousness, feistiness, militance, militancy, militantness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, scrappiness, truculence antagonism, fierceness, hostility, hyperaggressiveness, unfriendlinessimperialism, jingoism, militarismacidity, 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 nonaggression, pacifism antiaggression, anti-imperialism, antimilitarismaffability, amiability, amicability, benevolence, cordiality, friendliness, geniality, graciousness, pleasantness, sociabilitygentleness, kindliness, mildnessamenability, complaisance, placability an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinionsthe couple have their share of fights, but they quickly get over them 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, tusslelogomachyfeud, vendettaattack, contention, dissension(also dissention)debate, difference, disputationfuss, objection, protest, protestationaffray(chiefly British), fisticuffs, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee(also mêlée)catfight fightverbto oppose (someone) in physical conflicta proud people who have fiercely fought all invaders of their homeland battle, clash (with), combat, scrimmage (with), skirmish (with), war (against) duel, joustbang, bash, bat, batter, beat, belt, bludgeon, bop, buffet, clobber, hammer, hit, knock, paste, pound, punch, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whalebox, sparbrawlgrapple, scuffle, tussle, wrestlebump, collide give up, submit, surrender to strive to reduce or eliminatea civil rights leader who dedicated his life to fighting prejudice battle, combat, contend (with), counter, oppose, oppugn baffle, checkmate, foil, frustrate, resist, thwart, withstandconfront, defy, face, meet advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote abide, bear, endure, sufferadvocate, back, champion, endorse(also indorse), support, uphold to engage in a contesteveryone on that street seems to be fighting to see who can create the gaudiest holiday lighting display battle, compete, contend, face off, race, rival, vie challenge, engage, playjockey, jostle, maneuvergo out, try outtrain, work to express different opinions about something often angrilyif you kids continue to fight, I'm turning this car around and we're heading back home! altercate, argue, argufy, bicker, brabble, brawl, controvert, dispute, fall out, hassle, jar, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle challenge, dare, defyclash, contend, contest, tanglecavil, fuss, nitpickconsider, debate, discusskick, object, protest bandy words, butt heads, lock horns, mix it up coexist, get alongaccept, agree, assent, concur, consent to refuse to give in toI tried to fight the temptation to eat another cookie—and lost buck, defy, oppose, repel, resist, withstand battle, combat, contend (with)challenge, contest, contradict, disputebaffle, balk, foil, frustrate, thwartcheck, counter, hinder, obstruct, stem bow (to), capitulate (to), give in (to), knuckle under (to), stoop (to), submit (to), succumb (to), surrender (to), yield (to) before the 12th century |