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fights off

VERB

defend oneself

Synonyms

WEAK

beat off bottle up check contain control curb fend off hold at bay hold back keep at bay oppose put up fight repel reply repress repulse resist restrain retaliate stave off ward off

Antonyms

WEAK

give in give up surrender yield

Example Sentences

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You can feel the vectored torque tugging at the wheel as it fights off understeer in a tight turn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

In hiding her eyes behind these immense lenses, she fights off unwanted energy exchanges and unsolicited stares.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

Part “Westworld,” part “Star Wars”: a cybersecurity tech in a digital Old West town fights off alien invaders with her tablet.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024

Conversely, some people end up sleeping for long stretches when they have COVID, Al-Aly said, as the body conserves energy while it fights off the infection.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023

He bathes about two or three o'clock, and then suns himself; for by bathing and rubbing and sunning he fights off the ills of advancing years.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 by Various