Antonyms for fighting

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : fahy-ting

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪ tɪŋ

Definition of fighting

Origin : present participle adjective from fight (v.). Fighting chance is from 1877; fighting mad is attested by 1750.

adj aggressive, warlike
noun battle, encounter

Example sentences :

It was for ever fighting someone, somewhere, for causes which did not interest the subjects at all.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

And yet, though I shrink from the idea of fighting, I might in some way help those who are.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

He has joined the Foreign Legion, and even now may be fighting.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

"Ask Allister what fighting had to do with the running of things," said Andrew calmly.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Tranter, cunning and wary from years of fighting, knew that his chance had come.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

These night battles with death roused all her fighting blood.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

They were to go in small parties, not more than twenty fighting men to any one of them.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

They were all fighting away, and shouting angrily and loudly.
Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

Yes, surely she had been in that hell of noises with him—fighting too.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Many of the fighting nations have lapsed back into the pre-Jonah era.
Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell

Synonyms for fighting

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