" fights "

1: to oppose (someone) in physical conflict;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  battles,

•  clashes (with),

•  combats,

•  scrimmages (with),

•  skirmishes (with),

•  wars (against)

•  Antonyms : 

•  advances,

•  cultivates,

•  encourages,

•  forwards,

•  fosters,

•  furthers,

•  nourishes,

•  nurtures,

•  promotes

2: to strive to reduce or eliminate;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  battles,

•  combats,

•  contends (with),

•  counters,

•  opposes,

•  oppugns

•  Antonyms : 

•  bows (to),

•  capitulates (to),

•  gives in (to),

•  knuckles under (to),

•  stoops (to),

•  submits (to),

•  succumbs (to),

•  surrenders (to),

•  yields (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 : 

•  battles,

•  competes,

•  contends,

•  faces off,

•  races,

•  rivals,

•  vies

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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 : 

•  battles,

•  clashes,

•  combats,

•  conflicts,

•  contests,

•  dustups,

•  fracases,

•  frays,

•  hassles,

•  scraps,

•  scrimmages,

•  scrums,

•  scuffles,

•  skirmishes,

•  struggles,

•  tussles

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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 : 

•  battles,

•  frays,

•  scrabbles,

•  struggles,

•  throes

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions;

  * e.g., " ... the couple have their share of fights, but they quickly get over them "

•  Synonyms : 

•  altercations,

•  argle-bargles,

•  arguments,

•  argy-bargies,

•  battles royal,

•  bickers,

•  brawls,

•  contretemps,

•  controversies,

•  cross fires,

•  disagreements,

•  disputes,

•  donnybrooks,

•  fallings-out,

•  hassles,

•  imbroglios,

•  kickups,

•  misunderstandings,

•  quarrels,

•  rhubarbs,

•  rows,

•  scraps,

•  set-tos,

•  spats,

•  squabbles,

•  tiffs,

•  wrangles

•  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: 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 : 

•  avoids,

•  dodges,

•  ducks,

•  eludes,

•  escapes,

•  eschews,

•  evades,

•  finesses,

•  gets around,

•  scapes,

•  shakes,

•  shirks,

•  shuffles (out of),

•  shuns,

•  weasels (out of)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)