fight back

verb

fought back; fighting back; fights back

1

: to attack or try to defeat someone who is attacking or trying to defeat oneself

We can't just let them make these accusations against us. We need to fight back!

2

: to make a new effort against an opponent

They fell behind early in the game, but they were able to fight back and tie the score in the second half.

Examples of fight back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Williamson, who, like Berlanti, lost his mom to lung cancer, also fought back tears while remembering Van Der Beek’s journey on Dawson’s Creek, a series inspired by Williamson’s own coming-of-age. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026

And the question hanging above it is whether Kaffee can push himself to do the right, but inconvenient, thing in fighting back. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

The unions are fighting back, hoping to convince large media organizations to limit AI use. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Though badly hurt, Indian captain Smit Machchhar fought back and opened the cockpit door, letting passengers and crew overpower the attacker. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for fight back

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback