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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Chief among them is the seeming inability to absorb a blow and come back fighting.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"The fighting spirit wasn't there enough, the mentality wasn't there enough," Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai told TNT Sports.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Edna’s brother, Uri, died fighting with Israel in its 1948 war for independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It showed that the economy added 178,000 new jobs in March, which was well above forecasts — even as fighting in Iran raised energy prices and increased economic uncertainty.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The sight of a small bird fighting for its life brought Sue to tears.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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