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Definitions

fight back

VERB
defend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
resist retaliate
WEAK
beat off bottle up check contain control curb fight off hold back oppose repel reply repress repulse restrain stave off ward off

Example Sentences

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John Higgins produced a battling display to fight back from 3-1 down to draw level at 4-4 against Shaun Murphy in the opening session of their World Championship semi-final at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The exiles, who hang paintings of their activist heroes at Chagos Refugees Group headquarters in Pointe aux Sables and slap down dominoes outside of the Chagos Boutique in Tombeau Bay, have tried to fight back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

In the ad, she touted reductions for two straight years in street homelessness and talked up her willingness to fight back against federal immigration raids.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

That money represents care — recommended by physicians — that patients never received because they didn’t know they could fight back.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

I struggle to fight back my tears, swallowing hard against the lump in my throat but losing the battle.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh