fought
Clashed in combat
Fought is the past tense and past participle of fight.
It describes combat, struggle, or vigorous effort that has already occurred: They fought in the war, She fought her way to the top, We fought over the last piece of cake.
The word covers physical confrontation, legal battles, emotional struggles, and metaphorical conflicts alike.
Reasoned case or dispute
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
feud · rivalry · opponent · adversary · contested · debate · litigation · custody
Continue despite obstacles
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- challengeTest of ability
endure · resilience · effort · toil · battle · grit · determination · obstacles
Combat engagement area
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- armyOrganized land-based military
infantry · artillery · cavalry · siege · assault · skirmish · ambush · engagement
Defiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- mutinyRevolt against authority
insurrection · protest · dissent · defiance · revolution · partisan · underground · liberation
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
clash · feud · rivalry · opponent · adversary · contested · debate · litigation · custody · bitter
persevere
Continue despite obstacles
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
challenge · endure · resilience · effort · toil · battle · grit · determination · obstacles · setbacks
battlefield
Combat engagement area
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- militaryArmed forces collectively
army · infantry · artillery · cavalry · siege · assault · skirmish · ambush · engagement · frontline
rebellion
Defiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
mutiny · insurrection · protest · dissent · defiance · revolution · partisan · underground · liberation · oppression
match
Game between opponents
boxing · wrestling · MMA · contender · champion · knockout · submission · referee · rounds · title
- past participlesbeen, done, gone, seen, taken
- took onassumed, undertook, undertaken, tackled, shouldered
foughtsurrendered
Ceased resistance formally
capitulated · yielded · submitted · retreated · conceded
foughtsurrendered
Ceased resistance formally
capitulated · accepted · acquiesced · submitted · yielded
foughtcooperated
Acted jointly with others
made peace · collaborated · agreed · reconciled · harmonized
- fought backDefended oneself actively
- fought offResisted and defeated
- fought tooth and nail
- fought fire with fireResponded with identical methods
- fought to the deathBattled until one died
- fought for