Two dogs fight for a bone, and the third runs away with it.
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Fight
//faɪt//
Synonyms for "fight" (344 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (69)
battlequarrela outranceactionaerial combataffrayagainstaggressionaggressivenessagonizealtercatealtercationantagonismantagonizeargueargumentarmored combatat loggerheadsattackavoid
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bandy withbattle it outbattle royalbeat againstbeat up againstbeefbellicismbellicositybelligerencebelligerencybickerbicker overbickeringblood feudboutboxbrawlbreastbreast the wavebroilbrushbuckbuffetbuffet the wavesbullfightbump headscarry on hostilitieschauvinismclashclash of armscloseclose withcockfightcollidecombatcombativenesscome to blowscompetecompete withcompetitivenessconcours
Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (103)
conflictconflict withconfoundconfrontconfutecontendcontend aboutcontend againstcontend forcontend withcontentioncontentiousnessconterminouscontestcontradictcontravenecontroversycope withcross swords withcrusade
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cut and thrustdebatedefydemurderbydifferdifference of opiniondifficultydisagreedisagreementdiscorddisorderdisputedissensiondissentdissidencedisturbancedogfightdonnybrookdonnybrook fairduelembroilmentencounterengageengage in hostilitiesengage withengagemententhusiasmexchange blowsexchange of blowsexchange shotsexpostulatefacefallfenceferocityfeudfiercenessfight a duelfight againstfight forfight like devilsfight overfight shy offight withfightingfire fightfistfightfliteflitingfracasfrayfree-for-allfussgainsaygamegamesget physicalgive and takegive satisfactiongogo to loggerheadsgrapplegrapple withground combatgrunt and sweatgymkhanahand-to-hand combathand-to-hand fighthassle
Verb(6 words)
Related words (172)
have it outhave wordshostilitieshostilityhouse-to-house combathuff and puffimbroglioissuejingoismjoin battlejoin battle withjoin issuejostlejoustkeep away fromknock-down-and-drag-outlabor againstlock hornslogomachymake a stand
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make warmartialismmatchmatchingmeasure swords withmeetmeetingmeleemettlemilitancymilitarismmilitate againstmisunderstandingmix it upmonomachynaval combatoffer resistanceolympic gamesolympicsopen quarrelopposeoppugnpassage of armspitched battlepluckpolemicprotestpugnaciouspugnaciousnesspugnacitypunch upquarrel overquarrelsomenessquestionrailrallyrasslerefutereluctreluctateremonstraterencontrerepelrepulseresistriotrise uprivalrowrowdyruckusructionrumblerun a tiltrun-inrunning fightsaber rattlingscramblescrapscrimmagescuffleset toset-tosettle itsharp wordsshed bloodshoving matchsingle combatskirmishslanging matchsnarlsparspatspill bloodspiritsquabblesquabble oversquallstand-up fightstemstem the tidestickle forstipulate forstreet fightstrifestrivestrive againststrive forstrive withstrivingstrugglestruggle againststruggle forstruggle withtaketake a standtake issue withtake ontangle withtauromachytestthrust and parrytifftilttilt withtournamenttourneytraversetrialtroubletruculencetry conclusions withtugtug-of-warturbulencetussleunfriendlinessunpeacefulnessvendettavievie forvie withwage warwarwarfarewarmongeringwarpathwithstandwordwordswranglewrangle overwrestlewrestle withzealzest
How these synonyms differ
- battle - 'Battle' is grander in scale, a fight can be personal, but a battle implies opposing sides, strategy, and stakes beyond the individuals involved.
- brawl - 'Brawl' is messy, chaotic fighting, unstructured, often spontaneous, and lacking any rules or dignity.
- clash - 'Clash' implies sudden, forceful collision, whether physical, ideological, or cultural. It's abrupt and often brief.
- combat - 'Combat' is formal and often military, it implies organized, sustained fighting with lethal intent, not a schoolyard scuffle.
- struggle - 'Struggle' emphasizes difficulty over aggression, you struggle against obstacles, illness, or circumstances, not just opponents.
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4 entriesTranslations
733 translations across 126 languages.
Afrikaans
3 entries- geveg noun (occasion of fighting)
- geveg noun (battle)
- stryd verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Aghwan
1 entries- 𐔽𐔰𐕀 verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Albanian
3 entries- betejë noun (battle)
- luftë noun (occasion of fighting)
- luftoj verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Amharic
1 entries- መዋጋት verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- δῆρις noun (battle)
- μάχη noun (occasion of fighting)
- μάχη noun (battle)
- μάχομαι verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Arabic
4 entries- طوشة noun (occasion of fighting)
- قِتَال noun (occasion of fighting)
- قِتَال noun (occasion of fighting)
- مَعْرَكَة noun (battle)
Aramaic
1 entries- ܟܬܫ verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Armenian
4 entries- կռիվ noun (occasion of fighting)
- մարտ noun (battle)
- պայքար noun (conflict of will, strife)
- կռվել verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Aromanian
4 entries- alumtã noun (occasion of fighting)
- ljuftã noun (occasion of fighting)
- lumtã noun (occasion of fighting)
- alumtu verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Assamese
1 entries- যুঁজা verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Asturian
2 entries- llucha noun (occasion of fighting)
- lluchar verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Avar
1 entries- рагъ noun (occasion of fighting)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- dalaşma noun (occasion of fighting)
- dava noun (occasion of fighting)
- dava noun (physical confrontation)
- davakarlıq noun (will or ability to fight)
Bangi
1 entries- buna verb ((transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict))
Basque
4 entries- bataila noun (battle)
- borroka noun (occasion of fighting)
- borrokaldi noun (occasion of fighting)
- gudu noun (battle)
Belarusian
4 entries- барацьба́ noun (conflict of will, strife)
- бата́лія noun (battle)
- бо́йка noun (occasion of fighting)
- бой noun (occasion of fighting)
Bulgarian
4 entries- би́тка noun (occasion of fighting)
- би́тка noun (battle)
- бой noun (occasion of fighting)
- бой noun (battle)
Burmese
1 entries- ရန်ဖြစ် verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Catalan
4 entries- baralla noun (physical confrontation)
- batussa noun (physical confrontation)
- combat noun (occasion of fighting)
- combat noun (battle)
Central Kurdish
3 entries- شەڕ noun (occasion of fighting)
- شەڕ noun (battle)
- شەڕ کردن verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Chickasaw
4 entries- ittafama verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- ittafama verb ((reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other)
- ittafama verb ((transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict))
- ittafama verb ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 打交 verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 戰鬥 /战斗 noun (occasion of fighting)
- 戰鬥 /战斗 noun (battle)
- 鬥爭 /斗争 noun (occasion of fighting)
- 鬥爭 /斗争 noun (battle)
Czech
4 entries- bitka noun (occasion of fighting)
- bitva noun (battle)
- boj noun (occasion of fighting)
- boj noun (battle)
Danish
4 entries- ballade noun (physical confrontation)
- kamp noun (occasion of fighting)
- kamp noun (battle)
- kamp noun (martial arts match)
Dutch
4 entries- boel noun (physical confrontation)
- gevecht noun (occasion of fighting)
- gevecht noun (battle)
- gevecht noun (physical confrontation)
Egyptian
2 entries- aHA-A24 noun (battle)
- aHA-A24 verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Esperanto
3 entries- batalo noun (occasion of fighting)
- konkurso noun (martial arts match)
- batali verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Estonian
4 entries- lahing noun (battle)
- kaklema verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- sõdima verb ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against)
- võitlema verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Finnish
4 entries- kamppailu noun (martial arts match)
- ottelu noun (martial arts match)
- taistelu noun (occasion of fighting)
- taistelu noun (battle)
French
4 entries- bagarre noun (physical confrontation)
- bataille noun (battle)
- combat noun (occasion of fighting)
- combat noun (martial arts match)
Galician
4 entries- loita noun (occasion of fighting)
- barallar verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- combatir verb ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against)
- dedolar verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Georgian
4 entries- ბრძოლა verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- შებრძოლება verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- შებრძოლება verb ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against)
- შერკინება verb ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against)
German
4 entries- Gefecht noun (battle)
- Kampf noun (occasion of fighting)
- Kampf noun (battle)
- Kampfgeist noun (will or ability to fight)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Greek
4 entries- μάχη noun (battle)
- καταπολεμώ verb (to counteract)
- μάχομαι verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- μαλώνω verb ((reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other)
Hawaiian
3 entries- hakakā verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- kaua verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- paio verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Hebrew
4 entries- לְחִימָה noun (occasion of fighting)
- מַאֲבָק noun (occasion of fighting)
- מַאֲבָק noun (physical confrontation)
- מַאֲבָק noun (conflict of will, strife)
Hindi
4 entries- झगड़ा noun (battle)
- युद्ध noun (battle)
- लड़ाई noun (battle)
- झगड़ना verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Hungarian
4 entries- csata noun (battle)
- küzdelem noun (occasion of fighting)
- küzdelem noun (conflict of will, strife)
- ütközet noun (battle)
Icelandic
4 entries- bardagi noun (occasion of fighting)
- bardagi noun (battle)
- bardagi noun (martial arts match)
- slagur noun (occasion of fighting)
Indonesian
2 entries- kelahi verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- tarung verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Ingrian
3 entries- kähäkkä noun (occasion of fighting)
- tappelo noun (occasion of fighting)
- tappelo noun (physical confrontation)
Iraqi Arabic
1 entries- تمالخ verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Irish
4 entries- comhrac noun (conflict of will, strife)
- troid noun (occasion of fighting)
- troid noun (physical confrontation)
- bruíon verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Italian
4 entries- battaglia noun (battle)
- combattimento noun (battle)
- combattimento noun (martial arts match)
- incontro noun (occasion of fighting)
Japanese
4 entries- ファイト noun (will or ability to fight)
- 喧嘩 noun (physical confrontation)
- 戦い noun (occasion of fighting)
- 戦い noun (battle)
Jeju
3 entries- 싸움 noun (occasion of fighting)
- ᄃᆞ투다 verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- 쌉다 verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Kabuverdianu
4 entries- briga verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- briga verb ((transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict))
- brigá verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- brigá verb ((transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict))
Kashmiri
4 entries- جَنٛگ noun (battle)
- جٔگڑٕ noun (occasion of fighting)
- لَڑٲے noun (occasion of fighting)
- لَڑٲے noun (physical confrontation)
Kazakh
4 entries- төбелес noun (martial arts match)
- күресу verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- соғысу verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- төбелесу verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Khiamniungan Naga
2 entries- vèi-īe verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- vèi-īe verb ((reciprocal) to contend in physical conflict with each other)
Khmer
4 entries- ជំលោះ noun (occasion of fighting)
- ព្យតិហារ noun (occasion of fighting)
- តស៊ូ verb (to strive for)
- ប្រយុទ្ឋ verb ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against)
Kituba
1 entries- nwana verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Korean
4 entries- 교전 noun (battle)
- 싸움 noun (occasion of fighting)
- 싸움 noun (battle)
- 전쟁 noun (battle)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- согушуу verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- урушуу verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Lao
4 entries- ຕໍ່ສູ້ verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- ຕໍ່ສູ້ verb (to counteract)
- ສູ້ verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- ຮົບ verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Latgalian
3 entries- ceikstētīs verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- sistīs verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- veiktīs verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Latin
4 entries- pugna noun (occasion of fighting)
- pugna noun (battle)
- pugna noun (physical confrontation)
- rixa noun (physical confrontation)
Latvian
4 entries- cīņa noun (occasion of fighting)
- cīņa noun (battle)
- kauja noun (occasion of fighting)
- kauja noun (battle)
Lingala
2 entries- buna verb ((transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict))
- bunda verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Lithuanian
4 entries- grumtynės noun (occasion of fighting)
- grumtynės noun (physical confrontation)
- kova noun (occasion of fighting)
- kova noun (battle)
Low German
3 entries- fechten verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- kämpen verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- strieden verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- wójowaś verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Macedonian
4 entries- битка noun (battle)
- бој noun (occasion of fighting)
- бој noun (battle)
- се бори verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Maltese
1 entries- ġlieda verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Manchu
1 entries- ᠠᡶᠠᠨ noun (occasion of fighting)
Marathi
4 entries- लढाई noun (occasion of fighting)
- लढाई noun (battle)
- झुंज देणे verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- झुंजणे verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Mongolian
4 entries- дайн noun (battle)
- тулаан noun (occasion of fighting)
- тулаан noun (battle)
- тэмцэл noun (battle)
Māori
3 entries- kakari verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- whawhai verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- āpiti verb ((transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict))
Neapolitan
1 entries- luttà verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Nepali
3 entries- झगडा noun (occasion of fighting)
- लडाईं noun (occasion of fighting)
- लड्नु verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- uwana na verb ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against)
Norman
4 entries- bastaude noun (occasion of fighting)
- batâle noun (battle)
- frip'sie noun (occasion of fighting)
- s'freûler verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
North Frisian
1 entries- stridj verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Norwegian
4 entries- bekjempe verb (to counteract)
- kjempe verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- kjempe for verb (to strive for)
- slåss verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- kamp noun (martial arts match)
- kamp noun (conflict of will, strife)
- slag noun (battle)
- slåsskamp noun (occasion of fighting)
Occitan
4 entries- lucha noun (occasion of fighting)
- batre verb ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against)
- combatre verb ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against)
- luchar verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Old East Slavic
1 entries- боротися verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Old English
3 entries- ġefeoht noun (occasion of fighting)
- ġefeoht noun (battle)
- feohtan verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Old French
2 entries- batre verb ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against)
- cumbatre verb ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against)
Oromo
1 entries- loluu verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- صاواش noun (battle)
- ناورد noun (battle)
- پرخاش noun (battle)
Persian
4 entries- دعوا noun (physical confrontation)
- مبارزه noun (battle)
- مبارزه noun (martial arts match)
- مسابقه noun (martial arts match)
Pijin
3 entries- faet noun (occasion of fighting)
- faet noun (battle)
- faet noun (physical confrontation)
Polish
4 entries- batalia noun (battle)
- bitwa noun (occasion of fighting)
- bitwa noun (battle)
- bitwa noun (physical confrontation)
Portuguese
4 entries- batalha noun (battle)
- briga noun (occasion of fighting)
- briga noun (physical confrontation)
- combate noun (battle)
Romanian
4 entries- bătaie noun (occasion of fighting)
- bătălie noun (battle)
- luptă noun (occasion of fighting)
- combate verb ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against)
Romansch
4 entries- cumbat noun (occasion of fighting)
- cumbat noun (battle)
- cumbata noun (occasion of fighting)
- cumbata noun (battle)
Russian
4 entries- бата́лия noun (battle)
- би́тва noun (battle)
- бой noun (occasion of fighting)
- бой noun (physical confrontation)
Sanskrit
3 entries- युद्ध noun (occasion of fighting)
- युद्ध noun (battle)
- युध्यते verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Scots
1 entries- fecht verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- blàr noun (battle)
- cogadh noun (occasion of fighting)
- cogadh noun (battle)
- cogadh noun (physical confrontation)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- borba noun (conflict of will, strife)
- bòrba noun (battle)
- bȉtka noun (battle)
- bȏj noun (battle)
Slovak
4 entries- bitka noun (battle)
- bitva noun (battle)
- boj noun (occasion of fighting)
- boj noun (battle)
Slovene
3 entries- bitka noun (battle)
- boj noun (battle)
- boriti se verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Spanish
4 entries- combate noun (battle)
- combate noun (martial arts match)
- lid noun (battle)
- liza noun (battle)
Sundanese
1 entries- tarung verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Swahili
4 entries- vita noun (occasion of fighting)
- vita noun (battle)
- vita noun (physical confrontation)
- vita noun (conflict of will, strife)
Swedish
4 entries- fajt noun (martial arts match)
- kamp noun (battle)
- kamp noun (conflict of will, strife)
- match noun (martial arts match)
Tagalog
2 entries- awayin verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- warlahin verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Tajik
4 entries- корзор noun (occasion of fighting)
- мубориза noun (battle)
- мубориза бурдан verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- мубориза кардан verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Tamil
1 entries- சண்டை noun (battle)
Tarifit
3 entries- amenɣi noun (occasion of fighting)
- amenɣi noun (battle)
- amenɣi noun (physical confrontation)
Thai
4 entries- การต่อสู้ noun (occasion of fighting)
- ต่อสู้ verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- ต่อสู้ verb (to strive for)
- ต่อสู้ verb ((transitive) to engage in (a physical conflict))
Tibetan
4 entries- གཡུལ noun (battle)
- དམག་འཁྲུག noun (battle)
- འཁྲུག་རྩོད noun (occasion of fighting)
- འཐབ་འཁྲུག noun (occasion of fighting)
Tocharian B
1 entries- wät verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Tok Pisin
4 entries- pait noun (occasion of fighting)
- pait noun (battle)
- pait noun (physical confrontation)
- paitim verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Tooro
1 entries- rwana verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Turkish
4 entries- dövüş noun (physical confrontation)
- savaş noun (battle)
- dövüşmek verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- savaşmak verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Turkmen
1 entries- uruşmak verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Tuvan
1 entries- демисежир verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Udi
1 entries- аъхъеъсун verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Ukrainian
4 entries- бата́лія noun (battle)
- би́тва noun (battle)
- бойови́сько noun (battle)
- бойови́ще noun (battle)
Urdu
2 entries- جھگڑنا verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- لڑنا verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Uyghur
2 entries- كۈرەشمەك verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- يېغىلاشماق verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Uzbek
2 entries- kurashmoq verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
- urushmoq verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Venetan
1 entries- lòta noun (occasion of fighting)
Vietnamese
2 entries- trận noun (martial arts match)
- chiến đấu verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Welsh
1 entries- brwydro verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
West-Frisian
1 entries- fjochtsje verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Yakut
1 entries- охсуо verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Yiddish
2 entries- קאַמף noun (occasion of fighting)
- קעמפֿן verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Yoruba
2 entries- ìjà noun (occasion of fighting)
- jà verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Zealandic
1 entries- vechte verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Zhuang
1 entries- hoenx verb ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict)
Sample sentences
34 total sentences available.
The argument ended in a fight.
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Slapped in the face, I didn't fight back.
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We will fight to the last.
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