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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FLA spokesman Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane told AFP that "several positions have fallen" in Anefis but that there was still fighting happening mid-Saturday morning.

From Barron's • Jul. 4, 2026

"It just infuriates me that if we hadn't kept fighting we would never have known about all those other injuries," Michael said.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Acts of piracy by Tripoli, Jefferson’s main excuse for fighting, were overblown as well.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

These are obviously questions historians enjoy fighting over.

From Slate • Jul. 4, 2026

She hasn’t eaten, she’s very sick, and there’s heavy fighting up ahead, too dangerous for her to pass, either by road or through the trees.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

fighting

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