The Good Fight
Noble cause pursued
A good fight is a struggle considered worthwhile or morally justified, even if difficult or unlikely to succeed.
The phrase often appears with the verb fight: Keep fighting the good fight.
It suggests persistence against adversity for a cause one believes in—social justice, personal integrity, or principled resistance.
The expression carries biblical echoes but applies broadly to any sustained effort for something deemed right.
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- uphill battleDifficult prolonged endeavor
- justiceFair treatment under law
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
righteous · moral high ground · battle · cause · crusade · resistance · stand your ground · valor · courage · moral · stand · speak truth to power · principle · activism · champion · defend · worthy · noble
The Good Fightsurrender
Cease resistance, yield
capitulation · giving up · apathy · indifference · looking the other way
The Good Fightvainglory
Boastful, unwarranted pride
power grab · careerism · ego trip · opportunism · vanity project
good, better, best, goodness, goodly, fight, fighter, fighting, fought