" fight "

1: to oppose (someone) in physical conflict;

  * e.g., " ... a proud people who have fiercely fought all invaders of their homeland "

•  Synonyms : 

•  battle,

•  clash (with),

•  combat,

•  scrimmage (with),

•  skirmish (with),

•  war (against)

•  Antonyms : 

•  advance,

•  cultivate,

•  encourage,

•  forward,

•  foster,

•  further,

•  nourish,

•  nurture,

•  promote

2: to strive to reduce or eliminate;

  * e.g., " ... a civil rights leader who dedicated his life to fighting prejudice "

•  Synonyms : 

•  battle,

•  combat,

•  contend (with),

•  counter,

•  oppose,

•  oppugn

•  Antonyms : 

•  bow (to),

•  capitulate (to),

•  give in (to),

•  knuckle under (to),

•  stoop (to),

•  submit (to),

•  succumb (to),

•  surrender (to),

•  yield (to)

3: to engage in a contest;

  * e.g., " ... everyone on that street seems to be fighting to see who can create the gaudiest holiday lighting display "

•  Synonyms : 

•  battle,

•  compete,

•  contend,

•  face off,

•  race,

•  rival,

•  vie

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups;

  * e.g., " ... a troubled youth who got into one fight after another "

•  Synonyms : 

•  battle,

•  clash,

•  combat,

•  conflict,

•  contest,

•  dustup,

•  fracas,

•  fray,

•  hassle,

•  scrap,

•  scrimmage,

•  scrum,

•  scuffle,

•  skirmish,

•  struggle,

•  tussle

•  Antonyms : 

•  nonaggression,

•  pacifism

2: a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective;

  * e.g., " ... the mayoral candidate pledged to lead a successful fight to improve the city's schools "

•  Synonyms : 

•  battle,

•  fray,

•  scrabble,

•  struggle,

•  throes

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: an inclination to fight or quarrel;

  * e.g., " ... a tough, streetwise kid with a lot of fight in him "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aggression,

•  aggressiveness,

•  assaultiveness,

•  bellicosity,

•  belligerence,

•  belligerency,

•  combativeness,

•  contentiousness,

•  defiance,

•  disputatiousness,

•  feistiness,

•  militance,

•  militancy,

•  militantness,

•  pugnacity,

•  quarrelsomeness,

•  scrappiness,

•  truculence

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in drinking song;

•  Synonyms : 

•  drinking song,

•  aria,

•  art song,

•  barcarole,

•  blues,

•  chanson,

•  chant,

•  chantey,

•  chorus,

•  croon,

•  descant,

•  folk song,

•  glee,

•  lullaby,

•  madrigal,

•  motet,

•  part-song,

•  pop,

•  rocker,

•  round,

•  roundelay,

•  serenade,

•  standard,

•  torch song,

•  hallelujah,

•  paean,

•  cover,

•  medley,

•  remix,

•  dirge,

•  lament,

•  requiem,

•  threnody,

•  anthem,

•  cantata,

•  canticle,

•  carol,

•  chorale,

•  hymn,

•  noel,

•  psalm,

•  spiritual,

•  ballad,

•  ditty,

•  jingle,

•  lay,

•  lyric,

•  song,

•  vocal

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in drinking songs;

•  Synonyms : 

•  drinking songs,

•  arias,

•  art songs,

•  barcaroles,

•  blues,

•  chansons,

•  chanteys,

•  chants,

•  choruses,

•  croons,

•  descants,

•  folk songs,

•  glees,

•  lullabies,

•  madrigals,

•  motets,

•  part-songs,

•  pops,

•  rockers,

•  roundelays,

•  rounds,

•  serenades,

•  standards,

•  torch songs,

•  hallelujahs,

•  paeans,

•  covers,

•  medleys,

•  remixes,

•  dirges,

•  laments,

•  requiems,

•  threnodies,

•  anthems,

•  cantatas,

•  canticles,

•  carols,

•  chorales,

•  hymns,

•  noels,

•  psalms,

•  spirituals,

•  ballads,

•  ditties,

•  jingles,

•  lays,

•  lyrics,

•  songs,

•  vocals

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery;

  * e.g., " ... They'd always managed to fight shy of legal recourse. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  avoid,

•  dodge,

•  duck,

•  elude,

•  escape,

•  eschew,

•  evade,

•  finesse,

•  get around,

•  scape,

•  shake,

•  shirk,

•  shuffle (out of),

•  shun,

•  weasel (out of)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)