Fight synonyms

Fight synonyms such as check, aggressive, attack, altercate, argue against/with, advocate, bottle up, and button up. Fight is a verb, and its antonyms are give in to and let out. Additionally, here are 167 synonyms and nearby words for fight as well as words beginning with F, and Fi.

167 synonyms for fight

1. box

antagonistic
argumentative
attack/assault each other
bellicose
belligerent
box
brawl
combative
come to blows
contend
cross swords
disputatious
do battle
engage in conflict
exchange blows
go the knuckle
grapple
have a dust-up
have a punch-up
have a set-to
hawkish
hit/punch each other
joust
lock antlers
lock horns
pugnacious
roughhouse
scrap
scrimmage
spar
stoush
swedge
tilt
truculent
wrestle

2. battle

battle
be a soldier
carry on
clash
crusade
do battle
engage in
give battle
go on with
go to war
make war
mount an attack
proceed with
prosecute
pursue
skirmish
take up arms
undertake
wage
wage war

3. argue

altercate
argue
argufy
bandy words
battle
be at each other's throats
be at loggerheads
be at odds
be at variance
bicker
chop logic
differ
disagree
fail to agree
fall out
feud
fight like cat and dog
go at it hammer and tongs
have a row/fight
have words
quarrel
row
scrap
squabble
threap
wrangle

4. contest

argue against/with
confront
contend with
contest
controvert
defy
fly in the face of
object to
oppose
put up a fight against
quarrel with
resist
strive/struggle against
take a stand against
take issue with
withstand

5. battle

back
battle
battle for
campaign for
contend
crusade
crusade for
defend
espouse
grapple
lobby
lobby for
plead for
press
protect
speak
stand up for
strive
take up the cudgels for
uphold

6. restrain

bottle up
button up
choke back
control
cork up
curb
fight back
gag
hold back
keep back
keep in check
keep the lid on
keep under control
muffle
rein in
restrain
silence
smother
stifle
strangle
suppress
swallow

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