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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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The end was drawing near in a nine-year fight for justice, in a case of modern slavery on a Scottish fishing trawler.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“Brass tacks is that we need people that are going to be willing to fight for mental health services,” Sannappa said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Fast facts: A sci-fi thrill ride starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as parents who have to fight for their lives when their whole street is mysteriously transported to a world with dinosaurs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"If someone joined in the 1920s or early 1930s, before Hitler came to power, it tends to indicate a conviction, that they really wanted to actively fight for the cause," said Spohr.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“This ain’t a fight for a kid,” Agent Magnus snaps.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

fight for

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