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ready to fight

ADJECTIVE

fighting

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 resolute scrappy truculent unbeatable under arms up in arms

Antonyms

STRONG

kind nice peaceful

WEAK

peaceloving

ADJECTIVE

pugnacious

Synonyms

WEAK

aggressive antagonistic argumentative bellicose brawling cantankerous chip on shoulder choleric combative contentious defiant disputatious have a bone to pick hot-tempered irascible irritable itching to fight militant petulant pushing pushy quarrelsome rebellious salty scrappy self-assertive truculent warlike

Antonyms

WEAK

easygoing kind laid-back nice

Example Sentences

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People familiar with the case said Justice Department attorneys were ready to fight the Justices’ lawyers over the subpoenas.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

While stock markets dazzled investors in April, largely neglected cryptocurrencies seem ready to fight for the limelight in May.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

In December, Britain's armed forces chief, Richard Knighton, issued a call for the country's "sons and daughters" to be "ready to fight" in the face of growing threats, including from Russia.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Building the nation's resilience went beyond strengthening the military and "more people being ready to fight for their country", and included harnessing the UK's universities, energy and manufacturing industries, and the NHS.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Amaroq and Jello were facing each other, ruffs up, ready to fight.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

ready to fight

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