| Main Entry: |
fight |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
engage in physical encounter |
Synonyms: |
altercate,
assault,
attack, bandy with,
battle, bear arms, bicker,
box,
brawl, brush with,
buck, carry on war,
challenge,
clash,
contend, cross swords,
dispute, do battle, duel, exchange blows,
feud, flare up, go to war,
grapple, joust,
meet, mix it up, oppugn, ply weapons,
protect,
quarrel,
repel,
resist,
rowdy,
scrap, scuffle, skirmish, spar,
strive,
struggle, take all comers, take the field, take up the gauntlet, tiff, tilt,
traverse, tug,
tussle, wage war,
war,
withstand, wrangle, wrestle
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Antonyms: |
agree, make peace, surrender, yield
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