Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for ‘Fight’(v)
Every 6 months the two Wright English cats (Kodi and Nanook) have a little fight where they decide who the ‘boss cat’ for the next 6 months will be. This made me think about the words we use to mean fight, and how they each have slightly different uses. So, let’s look at the synonyms (words with the same meaning) for ‘fight’!
Synonyms for ‘Fight’ (verb)
to brawl (modern/general) - “Mittens and Santa Paws are brawling in Mortal Combat 6.”
to attack (modern/general) - “Jane attacked her with a wooden spoon and then kicked her!”
to wrestle with (modern/general) - “I wouldn’t wrestle with Keith, he is a big man.”
to scrap (modern/informal) - “Don’t go in there, the kids are scrapping.”
to have a punch-up (modern/informal) - “We got in trouble for having a punch-up outside the pub.”
to battle (old-fashioned/wartime formal) - “The British army battled the Russian army on horseback with swords.”
to roughhouse (old-fashioned/informal) - “Stop roughhousing you two, you are upsetting the baby.”
*note* ‘roughhousing’ and ‘scrapping’ are usually seen as less serious fighting that might even be playful.
Summing Up
Obviously, we should only fight when we need to, but sometimes you really do need to. I am fighting for my right to medical support for something very important and I won’t stop. People around the world are fighting for the different things they believe in. What do you fight for?
Bonus
I have included a bonus photo of Kodi, the Wright English Inhuman Resources Manager, joining in with some Mortal combat when he was younger.
What do the Vocabulary Tags Mean?
(formal) - These words are used in more serious situations, like in essays, important reports, and usually in writing.
(informal) - These words are used more when speaking, between friends and family, and in relaxed situations.
(wartime) - These words are usually used in the context of a war.
(modern) - These words are used often in our time.
(old-fashioned) - These words were more common in the past and are not used often in our time.
