Thesaurus:fight

Thesaurus

fight

English

Noun

Sense: a physical conflict between two or more people or groups

Synonyms

• fight
• affray
• dust-up
• fracas
• kerfuffle
• ruckus
• set to
• set-to
• stoush (Australia, New Zealand)

Hyponyms

• battle
• brawl
• combat
• fistfight
• fisticuffs
• infight
• domestic
• barney
• encounter
• engagement
• melee
• punch-up
• running fight
• scrimmage
• scuffle
• skirmish
• tussle
• velitation
• Armageddon

Instances

• Ragnarok

Various

• clash
• conflict
• confrontation
• contention
• riot    [⇒ thesaurus]
• altercation

See also

• argument    [⇒ thesaurus]
• commotion    [⇒ thesaurus]
• disorder    [⇒ thesaurus]
• dispute    [⇒ thesaurus]
• combative    [⇒ thesaurus]
• attack    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “720. contention” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “722. warfare” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “fight” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.