| Main Entry: |
fighting |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
battle, encounter |
Synonyms: |
argument, battle royal, beef, bloodshed, blowup,
bout, brannigan, brawling,
brush,
combat,
conflict,
contention,
dispute, donnybrook,
exchange, flap,
fracas, free-for-all,
go,
hassle, hell broke loose,
hostility, joust,
match,
melee,
mix, punch out,
riot, roughhouse,
row,
rowdy,
rumble, rumpus, run-in,
scramble,
scrap*, scrimmage, scuffle, set-to, spat,
strife,
struggle, tiff,
war, warfare,
words, wrangle
|
Antonyms: |
ceasefire, peace, surrender
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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