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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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“We hope they stop fighting the project,” Riley, co-executive director of Venice Community Housing, said of the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The ads have repeatedly appeared to users on X in recent days, and show the two men arguing or fighting.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Armed hostilities flared further during Haykal's visit, though both Iran and Israel indicated on Monday that they had halted the fighting.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

As it is, oil prices remain elevated and have grown volatile in recent days on renewed fighting that threatened fragile ceasefires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“I didn’t get spooked, I was fighting it off!”

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

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