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fight for

VERB

champion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defend espouse promote uphold

STRONG

back battle contend patronize support

WEAK

go to bat for plead for put in a good word for ride shotgun for side with stand behind stand up for thump for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forsake

STRONG

oppose

WEAK

be against

VERB

defend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contend fight guard hold maintain oppose preserve prevent resist safeguard secure shield uphold

STRONG

avert battle bulwark cherish conserve cover entrench espouse fortify foster garrison hedge house insure mine nourish save screen shelter sustain war watch withstand

WEAK

beat off care for fend off guard against hold at bay keep safe look after panoply provide sanctuary repel danger stave off take in ward off watch over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon desert endanger give up harm hurt ignore injure let go lose neglect support surrender

STRONG

forsake make peace

WEAK

attack leave quit relinquish renounce resign

VERB

maintain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate declare defend emphasize hold insist say stress uphold

STRONG

affirm allege asseverate attest aver avow back champion contend correct justify persist profess protest rectify report right state vindicate

WEAK

plead for stand by

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon attack deny desert forget forsake quit

STRONG

conceal give up leave repudiate

WEAK

condemn discard ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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He called for a "full, fearless and transparent" investigation into the police handling of the case adding that the family "should not have to fight for the truth".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

We’re going to fight for every game, one game at a time, knock it out of the park and hope for the best.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

It represents a hope for what was, what still is, and what can be if we’re willing to fight for it.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

And the state’s voters have been in court trying to fight for equal representation ever since.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

“Oh God, Sam, what did you have to fight for? Why didn’t you stay in college?”

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

fight for

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