fighting

[fahy-ting] / ˈfaɪ tɪŋ /

Part of Speech:

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

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aggressive, warlike adj.
battle, encounter n.

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

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fighting

"It was every parent's worst nightmare. One moment she was happily playing, and the next she was fighting for her life," said Emma.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

U.S. stocks were mixed after Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh signaled the central bank may not be done fighting inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

I mean, seriously: We’re fighting a trade war with Canada?

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

His father was killed at the bitter end of the war, fighting for Marshal Tito, the leader who managed to knit together the multi-ethnic state of Yugoslavia and suppress simmering enmities.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

For a part of a second I thought she was fighting for the right to get the cookie, but I was wrong.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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