FIGHT Synonyms

• an engagement fought between two military forces

• the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

• battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings

• a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

• a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests

• an incompatibility of dates or events

• opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• be in conflict

• go against, as of rules and laws

• maintain or assert

• have an argument about something

• to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

• worthless material that is to be disposed of

• a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used

• the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

• dispose of (something useless or old)

• have a disagreement over something

• make into scrap or refuse

• an uproarious party

• a noisy fight in a crowd

• to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively

• a loud resonant repeating noise

• a state of conflict between persons

• a state of conflict between colors

• a minor short-term fight

• crash together with violent impact

• be incompatible; be or come into conflict

• disagree violently

• a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor

• any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)

• fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman

• carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

• consume all of one's attention or time

• engage or hire for work

• ask to represent; of legal counsel

• give to in marriage

• get caught

• carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

• hire for work or assistance

• engage for service under a term of contract

• keep engaged

• disorderly fighting

• a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling

• an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

• walk by dragging one's feet

• fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters

• a minor short-term fight

• engage in a skirmish

• any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable

• a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging

• making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer

• furnish with spars

• fight with spurs

• box lightly

• fight verbally

• disorderly fighting

• fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters

• make messy or untidy

• an angry dispute

• an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

• to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively

• herd and care for

• an energetic attempt to achieve something

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• strenuous effort

• make a strenuous or labored effort

• to exert strenuous effort against opposition

• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

• try to stir up public opinion

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

• 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

• move very slightly

• move or cause to move back and forth

• change the arrangement or position of

• a race between candidates for elective office

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)

• an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)

• run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

• 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

• go on a campaign; go off to war

• an aggressive willingness to compete

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims

• 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

• go on a crusade; fight a holy war

• argue or speak in defense of

• be on the defensive; act against an attack

• protect against a challenge or attack

• fight against or resist strongly

• protect or fight for as a champion

• be the defense counsel for someone in a trial

• state or assert