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fight
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Sense: Noun: violent struggle
Synonyms:
struggle Collocations, battle Collocations, conflict Collocations, combat, clash Collocations, scuffle, tussle, skirmish, fracas, scrap Collocations (informal), scrum, brawl Collocations, punch-up (UK, informal), fisticuffs (informal), fistfight, fist fight (UK), war Collocations, warfare Collocations
Antonyms:
flight Collocations, truce Collocations, accord Collocations, ceasefire, armistice, surrender Collocations, submission Collocations
Sense: Noun: argument
Synonyms:
argument Collocations, dispute Collocations, altercation, disagreement, quarrel Collocations, squabble, misunderstanding Collocations, falling-out, brawl Collocations, scrap Collocations, tiff (informal), bickering, row Collocations (UK), wrangle, run-in (informal), contretemps, difference of opinion, words
Antonyms:
passivity, non aggression, nonviolence, peacefulness
Sense: Noun: aggression
Synonyms:
aggression, defiance Collocations, aggressiveness, combativeness, belligerence, belligerency, contentiousness
Sense: Verb: battle
Synonyms:
battle Collocations, clash Collocations, brawl Collocations, tussle, scuffle, scrap Collocations (informal), come to blows, lock horns, have a fight, have a punch-up (UK, informal), have a scrap (informal)
Antonyms:
run away, flee Collocations, give up, surrender Collocations, submit Collocations
Sense: Verb: wage war
Synonyms:
wage war, take up arms, go to war, do battle, engage in hostilities, engage Collocations
Sense: Verb: argue
Synonyms:
argue Collocations, row Collocations (UK), squabble, feud Collocations, quarrel Collocations, bicker, quibble, brawl Collocations, dispute Collocations, have a tiff (informal), scrap Collocations (informal), have a scrap (informal), wrangle
Sense: Verb: resist
Synonyms:
resist Collocations, withstand Collocations, buck Collocations, stifle Collocations, defy Collocations, hold back, keep sth in check, control Collocations, suppress Collocations, muffle, restrain Collocations, go against, counter Collocations
Sense: Verb: struggle for an end
Synonyms:
strive Collocations, struggle Collocations, work Collocations, push Collocations
Antonyms:
dismiss Collocations, ignore Collocations, neglect Collocations, uphold Collocations, defend Collocations
Sense: Verb: vie
Synonyms:
vie, contend Collocations, face off, compete Collocations, battle Collocations, go head to head


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