fighting

[fahy-ting] / ˈfaɪ tɪŋ /

Part of Speech:

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

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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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fighting

“You could see him fighting himself a little bit,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Economic forecasts for the coming months continue to be grim as fighting in the Middle East intensifies.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

"You'll see a bit of fighting talk," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

"We are fighting for democracy," said one of Schwesig's supporters, Daniel Prokof, 40.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Also, if this was an environmental thing, what were the two sides fighting over?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix