FIGHT BACK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FIGHT BACK?

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Associations of "Fight back" (30 Words)

anachronism	The action of attributing something to a period to which it does not belong. It is anachronism to suppose that the official morality of the age was mere window dressing.
backslide	Drop to a lower level, as in one’s morals or standards. There are many things that can cause slimmers to backslide.
bellicose	Having or showing a ready disposition to fight. A mood of bellicose jingoism.
bicker	(of a flame or light) flash, gleam, or flicker. Couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce.
brawl	(of a stream) flow noisily. He ended up brawling with a lout outside his house.
conflict	Be in conflict. He was immobilized by conflict and indecision.
confrontational	Of or relating to confrontation. He distanced himself from the confrontational approach adopted by his predecessor.
contentious	Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial. The socio economic plan had been the subject of contentious debate.
controversy	A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. The design of the building has caused controversy.
counterattack	Make a counterattack.
degeneration	The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities. Overgrazing has caused serious degeneration of grassland.
disagreement	A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions. Disagreements between parents and adolescents.
discord	(of people) disagree. The music faded in discord.
disputatious	Fond of having heated arguments. A disputatious lawyer.
dissonance	Lack of agreement or harmony between people or things. The party faithful might be willing to put up with such dissonance among their candidates.
factious	Relating or inclined to dissension. A factious country.
quarrelsome	Given to or characterized by quarrelling. Quarrelsome when drinking.
recapture	Recreate or experience again (a past time, event, or feeling. Armed police have recaptured a prisoner who s been on the run for five days.
regress	Calculate the coefficient or coefficients of regression of a variable against or on another variable. A planet regularly regresses.
regression	A return to an earlier stage of life or a supposed previous life, especially through hypnosis. There was 46 7 per cent complete regression in the placebo group.
retreat	Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity. The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer.
retrogression	Passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form. A retrogression to 19th century attitudes.
retrospect	A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time. A full retrospect of the battle.
reversion	A property to which someone has the right of reversion. The reversion of property.
strife	Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict. Strife within the community.
struggle	To exert strenuous effort against opposition. Passengers struggle with bags and briefcases.
tussle	Make messy or untidy. The demonstrators tussled with police.
wrangle	An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining. The horses were wrangled early.
wrangling	Engagement in a long, complicated dispute or argument. Weeks of political wrangling.
wrestle	To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling. For over a year David wrestled with a guilty conscience.