Thesaurus:fight

Thesaurus:fight

THESAURUS

fight

English

Synonyms

• fight

• affray

• dust-up

• fisticuffs

• fracas

• kerfuffle

• punch-up

• ruckus

• scuffle

• set to

• set-to

• tussle

Hyponyms

• battle

• brawl

• combat

• domestic

• barney

• encounter

• engagement

• melee

• scrimmage

• skirmish

• velitation

• Armageddon

Instances

• Ragnarok

Various

• clash

• conflict

• confrontation

• contention

• riot    [WS]

See also

• argument    [WS]

• commotion    [WS]

• disorder    [WS]

• dispute    [WS]

• combative    [WS]

• attack    [WS]

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.