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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

Current and former Lebanese military officials acknowledge that the army acts as a unifying institution rather than a formidable fighting force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Shares were trading above $250 before fighting broke out in Iran, pushing oil prices higher.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The fighting continued after the US-brokered a ceasefire deal between the Israeli and Lebanese governments on 16 April.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Silently and determinedly fighting to be free, stretching her fingers out to something only she could see, while the swamp pulled her down.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

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