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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By late December 1776, after 20 months of fighting, the American revolutionary cause seemed doomed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The fighting has continued despite Rwanda and DR Congo signing a peace deal, spearheaded by the US, in December.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

"If he was kicking off or if he was fighting fair enough, but he's doing what he's told," she told BBC News.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Her lawyer pledges to keep fighting and a bipartisan bill aims to amend the parts of the tax code at the crux of the case.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

He was close enough now to see that the girl was fighting the current, arms flapping with frenzied determination to keep her head above water.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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