fight back

Meaning

1. to defend oneself by fighting.
2. to counterattack; to resist an attack.
3. to repress; to struggle to repress.
4. to overturn a losing deficit.

Synonyms

fight down

defend

oppose

counterattack

fight

resist

hold down

inhibit

rebut

refute

restrain

retort

strike back

withstand

hit back

avert

propugn

battle

bound

confute

counter-attack

hold back

Translations

resistir

luchar

defensar-se

defender-se

defenderse

oponerse

se défendre

défendre

adversor

defender

كافح

تقاتل

صان

ضاد

تبارز

Pronounced as (IPA)

/faɪt bæk/

Etymology

From fight and back.