fight back

phrasal 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

The Helena store has also been instrumental in fighting back against Montana’s drag ban and hosts regular Drag Story Hour events. —Nico Lang, Them., 21 Apr. 2025

And the answer to that is using democracy with courageous Democrats that actually want to fight back against what's happening. —ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025

According to prosecutors, Stinnett briefly regained consciousness and tried to fight back before Montgomery strangled her to death. —Nicole Acosta, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025

Nearly all spanking ends by age 12, when kids are big enough to fight back. —Christina Erickson, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for fight back

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