fighting
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: aggressive, warlike
Synonyms:
angry
argumentative
battling
bellicose
belligerent
boxing
brawling
combative
contending
contentious
determined
disputatious
disputative
fencing
ferocious
hawkish
hostile
jingoistic
jousting
martial
militant
militaristic
pugnacious
quarrelsome
ready to fight
resolute
scrappy
skirmishing
sparring
tilting
truculent
unbeatable
under arms
up in arms
warmongering
wrestling
Antonyms:
peaceloving
- noun (n)
Meaning: battle, encounter
Synonyms:
argument
battle royal
beef
bloodshed
blowup
bout
brannigan
brawling
brush
combat
conflict
contention
dispute
donnybrook
exchange
flap
fracas
free-for-all
go
hassle
hell broke loose
hostility
joust
match
melee
mix
punch out
riot
roughhouse
row
rowdy
rumble
rumpus
run-in
scramble
scrap
scrimmage
scuffle
set-to
spat
strife
struggle
tiff
war
warfare
words
wrangle
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