Fight Synonyms

1. box

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

2. battle

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

3. argue

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

4. contest

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

5. battle

• work
  
• war
  
• uphold  
 
• take up the cudgels for  
 
• support
  
• struggle
  
• strive  
 
• stand up for  
 
• speak  
 
• push
  
• protect  
 
• promote
  
• press  
 
• plead for  
 
• lobby for  
 
• lobby  
 
• grapple  
 
• espouse  
 
• defend  
 
• crusade for  
 
• crusade  
 
• contend  
 
• champion
  
• campaign for  
 
• campaign
  
• battle for  
 
• battle  
 
• back  
 
• agitate
  
• advocate
  

6. restrain

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