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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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“In an environment where you’re fighting for a promotion … It’s just a further incentive to agents to engage in this kind of activity. So it’s pernicious on multiple levels.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Reuters reported that the U.S. and Iran have received a cease-fire proposal but that Iran has rejected reopening the Strait of Hormuz for just a temporary end to fighting.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Lebanese Christians marked Easter Sunday by turning their prayers to the south, where villages remain trapped by fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Chisora - fighting at the venue for the 11th time - was second best in the early exchanges.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Torak came up spluttering with cold, fighting the river.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.