fighting

[fahy-ting] / ˈfaɪ tɪŋ /

Part of Speech:

All (2) Adjective (1) Noun (1)

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ADJECTIVE

aggressive, warlike

Synonyms

STRONG

battling belligerent boxing brawling contending determined fencing hostile jousting martial militant skirmishing sparring tilting warmongering wrestling

WEAK

angry argumentative bellicose combative contentious disputatious disputative ferocious hawkish jingoistic militaristic pugnacious quarrelsome ready to fight resolute scrappy truculent unbeatable under arms up in arms

Antonyms

STRONG

kind nice peaceful

WEAK

peaceloving

NOUN

battle, encounter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloodshed combat conflict dispute exchange hostility melee riot scuffle strife struggle war warfare

STRONG

argument beef blowup bout brawling brush contention flap fracas free-for-all go hassle joust match mix rough-and-tumble roughhouse row rowdy rumble rumpus run-in scramble scrap scrimmage set-to spat tiff words wrangle

WEAK

battle royal brannigan donnybrook hell broke loose punch out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accord agreement calm harmony peace

WEAK

ceasefire surrender

Example Sentences

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fighting

"That's top-level sport, you're always fighting for your spot," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

And yet so many of us think of fighting as antisocial behavior to be avoided at all costs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

More than 184,000 people have been displaced by the latest fighting, according to the United Nations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Instead of fighting the bill, he just didn’t pay it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

He reached the overhang and threw himself into the rocky hollow, bent double, fighting for breath.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver