Definitions

fought

[fawt] / fɔt /

VERB

engage in physical encounter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack battle challenge clash meet protect resist

STRONG

altercate assault bicker box brawl buck contend dispute duel feud grapple joust oppugn quarrel repel rowdy scrap scuffle skirmish spar strive struggle tiff tilt traverse tug tussle war withstand wrangle wrestle

WEAK

bandy with bear arms brush with carry on war cross swords do battle exchange blows flare up go to war mix it up ply weapons take all comers take the field take up the gauntlet wage war

Antonyms

STRONG

agree give in make peace surrender yield

WEAK

believe support uphold

VERB

oppose action, belief

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue combat continue engage in force maintain oppose resist support

STRONG

bicker buck conduct contest defy dispute effect endure further hassle persevere persist prosecute repel row squabble strive struggle travail traverse uphold wage withstand wrangle

WEAK

buckle down carry on exert oneself fall out hammer away lay into light into make a stand against push forward put up an argument spare no effort stand up to take on take pains tangle with toil on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree comply ignore let go neglect surrender

STRONG

cease concur forget give in give up halt idle leave quit stop yield

WEAK

believe make peace

Example Sentences

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Rising oil prices and a sector-wide profit warning had hit the stocks initially but they quickly fought back after Iran said it has ended its strikes toward Israel.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“After battling an injury and having to sit out her sophomore season she could’ve let that defeat her, but she fought hard to be at her best.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Could have fought for Q3 but the Nouvelle chicane crash rather ruined the Audi driver's weekend.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

His failures were many and spectacular, but in 1940, as Britain fought alone against Hitler’s Germany, he drew on a lifetime’s writing about greatness to embody it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She felt herself starting to hyperventilate, and she fought down the terror that was threatening to swallow her.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz