Nouns (7)
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fight
n. an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
Fight
n. [the act or process of contending in any way]
fight
n. a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"
competitiveness
n. an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"
battle, conflict, engagement
n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
Verbs (12)
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fight
v. struggle with the competitors;a minor penalty is imposed for it
contend, struggle
v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
v. fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
crusade, press, campaign, push, agitate
v. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
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Fuzzynyms (103)
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affray, altercation, fracas
n. noisy quarrel
confrontation, opposition
n. the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
contest
n. a struggle between rivals
dispute, contravention
n. coming into conflict with
riot, public violence
n. a public act of violence by an unruly mob
disagreement
n. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
battle, conflict, fight, engagement
n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup
n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
brush, clash, encounter, skirmish
n. a minor short-term fight
battle, conflict, fight, engagement
n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
fight
n. a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"
hostilities, belligerency
n. fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"
campaign, military campaign
n. several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
brush, clash, encounter, skirmish
n. a minor short-term fight
quarrelsomeness, contentiousness
n. an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
dispute, contravention
n. coming into conflict with
disagreement
n. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
affray, altercation, fracas
n. noisy quarrel
controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
fight
n. an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup
n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
meet, encounter, play, take on
v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
wrestle
v. combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"
weather, endure, brave, brave out
v. face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"
confront, face up, face
v. deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
argue, reason
v. present reasons and arguments
quibble
v. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
wrangle
v. herd and care for; "wrangle horses"
scuffle, tussle
v. fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle"
disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
v. be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
object
v. be averse to or express disapproval of; "My wife objects to modern furniture"
oppose
v. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
compete, vie, contend
v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
battle, combat
v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"
defy, withstand, hold, hold up
v. resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
tilt
v. charge with a tilt
recommend, urge, advocate
v. push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
approve
v. judge to be right or commendable; think well of
excuse, condone
v. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
lobby, buttonhole
v. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
Synonyms (8)
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uphold
v. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
press for, push for
v. "The liberal party pushed for reforms"
Antonyms (5)
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stand, remain firm
v. hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
stand
v. be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
criticize, criticise
v. act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"
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