| Main Entry: | fight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | oppose action, belief |
Synonyms: |
argue, bicker, buck*, buckle down, carry on, combat, conduct, contest, continue, defy, dispute, effect, endure, engage in, exert oneself, fall out, force, further, hammer away, hassle, lay into, light into, maintain, make a stand against, oppose, persevere, persist, prosecute, push forward, put up an argument, repel, resist, row, spare no effort, squabble, stand up to, strive, struggle, support, take on, take pains, tangle with, toil on, travail, traverse, uphold, wage, withstand, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agree, believe, support, uphold |
| Main Entry: | precipitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurry, speed |
Synonyms: |
accelerate, advance, bring on, cast, discharge, dispatch, expedite, fling, further, hasten, hurl, launch, let fly, press, push forward, quicken, send forth, speed up, throw, trigger |
| Notes: | precipitous 'hasty, sudden and dramatic' is used in relation to physical or natural objects; precipitate 'done with great haste' relates to human actions or processes |
Antonyms: |
check, slow, wait |
| Main Entry: | thrust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push hard |
Synonyms: |
advance, assail, assault, attack, bear down, boost, buck, butt, chuck, chunk, clip, clout, crowd, cut, dig, drive, elbow, embed, fire, force, heave, hump, impale, impel, interject, jab, jam, jostle, lob, lunge, nick, nudge, peg, pierce, pitch, plunge, poke, pour it on, press, prod, propel, punch, push forward, put, railroad, ram, run, shove, sink, sling, smack, stab*, stick, toss, transfix, urge, wham |
Antonyms: |
pull |