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fighting

[fahy-ting] / ˈfaɪ tɪŋ /
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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The UAE has long denied supporting the RSF, which has been fighting Sudan's regular army for three years.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

An initiative to create a new, temporary market in the city wasn't even inaugurated before fighting once again took over.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

These immigrants, many of whom were arrested “without warning at work, at routine check-ins with immigration authorities or after immigration court proceedings,” are fighting back with lawsuits against the federal government.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Coming into the week, the stock has gained roughly 50% since the fourth-quarter earnings report and has climbed 15% since the fighting started in Iran.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

I could feel a wallop of rude and ornery coming up my throat and fighting to get out of my mouth.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan