Fighting

/ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/

Synonyms for "fighting" (162 found)

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Closest matches (33)

Noun(3 words)

action aggressiveall-out waraltercation antagonisticappeal to armsargumentarmed combatarmed conflictattack battle battling bellicose belligerence belligerency belligerent bickering bloodshed bloodthirsty bloody

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bloody mindedbloody-minded bout boxingboxing matchcat-and-dog lifechauvinist chauvinistic

Adjective(1 words)

active

Verb(1 words)

brawled

Strong matches (48)

chinese boxingclose fightingcombat combative conflict contending contention contentious contentiousness contest contestant contestation contesting controversycut and thrustdebate disputant disputation dispute enemy

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enmity factious ferocious fierce fisticuffsfull of fighthawkish hostile hostilities hostilityhot warinfighting inimical jingo jingoish

Noun(9 words)

clash combative conflict contend counter determined duel fray hostilities

Adjective(1 words)

combat-ready

Verb(3 words)

combating combatting fought

Related words (81)

jingoist jingoistickilkenny catsla guerrelitigation logomachy martialmight of armsmilitant militaristic militarymilitary operationsoffensiveopen hostilitiesopen warpaper warpolemic prizefight prizefighting pugilism

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pugnacious quarrel quarreling quarrelsome quarrelsomenessresort to armsring saber-rattling sanguinary sanguineous savage savate scrapping scrappy service shadowboxingshooting warsoldierlike soldierly spar squabblingstate of warstrife striving struggle strugglingthe clinchesthe fightsthe ringthe swordtotal wartrigger happytrigger-happy trouble truculent unfriendly unpacific unpeaceable unpeaceful warwar of wordswarfare warlike warmaking warmongering warring wartime words wrangling

Noun(11 words)

martial melee militant oppose resolute scrap scuffling skirmish strenuous tenacious warlike

Verb(1 words)

skirmished

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6 relation types

More general

8 entries

altercation battle combat conflict confrontation effort endeavor struggle

More specific

13 entries

air combatbattle brawl counterattack dueleconomic struggleground combathand to hand fightinglegal fightmeleepublic campaignresistance skirmish

Collocations

14 entries

fighting capacityfighting chancefighting crimefighting fitfighting forcesfighting inflationfighting positionfighting spiritfighting stancefighting stylefighting techniquefighting wordshand to hand fightingstreet fighting

Inflections

2 entries

fights fought

Derivations

3 entries

fighter fights fought

similar

1 entries

operational

Sample sentences

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They are too busy fighting against each other to care for common ideals.

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We can say that Japan was fighting a constant battle against hunger during the war.

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Scientists are fighting to stem the spread of the AIDS virus.

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Doctors are fighting against disease.

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