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To attack or fight back in response to an attack
To exact revenge on someone
To oppose or defend against something hostile
To constrain the movement or progress of
To respond or retaliate forcefully, counteracting or contradicting an action or statement
To talk back or reply impertinently
To struggle or fight back when attacked
To make a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism
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Verb
▲
To attack or fight back in response to an attack
counterattacks
responds
replies
reacts
rallies
ripostes
strikes back
returns fire
puts up a fight
retaliates
charges
challenges
counteracts
reciprocates
counters
hits back
counterworks
hits back at
parries
“I couldn't let myself be attacked again. I had to
fight back
this time.”
Verb
▲
To exact revenge on someone
retaliates
reciprocates
avenges
requites
venges
revenges
evens the score
pays back
gets even
returns like for like
hits back
gives someone their comeuppance
gives as good as one gets
gives tit for tat
lets someone see how it feels
exacts retribution
gets back at
revenges oneself
returns the compliment
gets back at someone
gives someone a taste of their own medicine
settles the score
gives someone a dose of their own medicine
exacts revenge
wreaks revenge
gives someone a Roland for an Oliver
serves out
avenges oneself
gets your own back
takes revenge
takes an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
takes an eye for an eye
pays out
gets even with
repays
settles accounts
turns the tables
takes reprisals
turns the tables on
gives someone their just deserts
counterattacks
redresses
reacts
puts up a fight
gives like for like
takes vengeance
wreaks revenge on
retaliates against
gets revenge
retaliates on
exacts revenge on
takes vengeance on
takes reprisals against
makes reprisal
pays someone back in their own coin
returns fire
settles a score with
gets even for
takes revenge on
rises to the bait
settles a score
settles the score with
gets
strikes back
replies
takes the bait
responds
gets you back
gets square
returns tit for tat
fixes someone
sorts out
demands an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
counters
squares accounts
recompenses
wreaks vengeance
gives as good as you get
turns upon
settles with
gets revenge for
pays back in spades
gets your own back on
takes reprisals for
gets revenge on
exacts revenge for
makes reprisal for
gives comeuppance
sticks it to
evens the score for
gets even with someone for
gets your own back for
pays someone back for
vindicates
settles up
gets satisfaction for
fixes one's wagon
hits back for
squares things up
kicks back
takes vengeance for
repays in kind for
makes retaliation for
retaliates for
seeks payback for
gives just desserts
takes revenge for
takes an eye for an eye for
recriminates
gets redress for
punishes
hits back at
settles accounts with
squares
gets someone
makes somebody pay
chastises
takes satisfaction for
retributes
chastens
spites
takes satisfaction
comes back at
bewreaks
makes restitution
pays someone back in his
hurts
cooks someone's goose
squares with
fixes
takes retribution on
takes retribution
settles someone's hash
wreaks vengeance on
deals with
more ❯
“It is this sacrifice of life that is often the most effective against the warlike nations of the world, for they naturally expect all to
fight back
in vengeance.”
Verb
▲
To oppose or defend against something hostile
repels
rebuts
resists
repulses
opposes
counters
retaliates
defends
beats off
fights off
fends off
wards off
staves off
turns away
defends yourself
turns back
defends against
puts up a fight
brushes off
sets back
thrusts back
drives back
foils
keeps off
forces back
deters
beats back
sends packing
puts to flight
drives away
holds back
forces away
frustrates
checks
keeps at bay
nixes
sees off
holds off
deflects
parries
rebuffs
averts
keeps at arm's length
fences
blocks
turns aside
holds at bay
protects against
keeps away
guards
prevents
screens
bulwarks
stops
forfends
keeps
wards
fends
safeguards against
shields against
chases away
guards against
defends oneself against
protects
shields
safeguards
secures
obstructs
intercepts
covers
sends away
drives off
forces off
knocks down
stands off
bypasses
anticipates
discourages
avoids
keeps at a distance
heads off
stands up for
more ❯
“They combined their powers to
fight back
against the incoming swordsmen.”
Verb
▲
To constrain the movement or progress of
restrains
suppresses
stifles
represses
checks
smothers
curbs
contains
controls
swallows
muffles
strangles
gags
silences
holds back
chokes back
keeps back
reins in
keeps in check
keeps under control
bottles up
buttons up
corks up
keeps the lid on
holds in
bites back
inhibits
withholds
sinks
submerges
pockets
conceals
bridles
hides
gulps back
constrains
quenches
corks
keeps a lid on
restricts
frustrates
chokes
squelches
holds down
bites one's lip
impedes
retards
limits
overcomes
suffocates
hinders
blocks
overpowers
moderates
holds
governs
quashes
quells
regulates
tames
keeps a tight rein on
extinguishes
simmers down
hushes up
keeps in
composes
stems the flow of
snuffs
covers up
subdues
muzzles
kills
slows down
collects
cools
masters
stops
resists
fights
puts a lid on
holds in check
deadens
keeps a rein on
shuts in
keeps secret
keeps feeling inside oneself
boxes up
gulps
conquers
shushes
keeps inside
bottles
keeps under wraps
jams up
internalizes
US
internalises
UK
blacks out
cools off
trammels
measures
brings to screeching halt
deters
fetters
puts the brakes on
entrammels
puts a limit on
boxes in
keeps lid on
curtails
rules
pegs
keeps
keeps tight rein on
keeps within bounds
ties up
cools down
freezes
cuts back
disciplines
bars
delays
obstructs
thwarts
stems
foils
neutralizes
US
prevents
pauses
reins
hampers
interrupts
cuts short
reduces
terminates
counteracts
bottlenecks
staunches
brakes
neutralises
UK
repulses
rebuffs
discourages
circumvents
checkmates
plays for time
brings to a standstill
slackens pace
pulls in
nips in the bud
interferes with
stands in the way of
puts a spoke in someone's wheel
puts a brake on
diminishes
lessens
decreases
lowers
eases
tempers
abates
mitigates
tones down
softens
dampens
lightens
allays
dulls
blunts
drops
damps
calms
alleviates
weakens
cuts
arrests
minimizes
US
de-escalates
minimises
UK
tapers
damps down
cuts down
attenuates
ebbs
assuages
stills
contracts
mutes
cushions
mellows
quiets
shrinks
downsizes
depreciates
takes the edge off
scales down
decrements
depresses
downscales
slashes
relieves
soothes
mollifies
keeps down
halts
winds down
modulates
caps
dwindles
confines
tranquilizes
US
squashes
wanes
eases off
tails off
tranquillises
UK
delimits
slackens
puts an end to
ends
soft-pedals
palliates
puts a damper on
pares down
brings down
suspends
ceases
dials down
declines
impairs
lets up
settles
erodes
trims
relaxes
modifies
puts a stop to
takes the sting out
cracks down on
devaluates
fixes
clamps down on
circumscribes
peters out
dries up
steps down
brings to an end
drops off
pacifies
makes cutbacks in
straitens
deflates
finishes
placates
discontinues
degrades
depletes
prunes
subsides
clips
qualifies
rations
cuts off
pares
reins back
lays off
dents
dulcifies
rolls back
knocks down
takes the bite out
marks down
shuts down
wears away
wears down
puts the lid on
brings to a stop
puts damper on
tapers off
runs down
cuts back on
falls off
puts the kibosh on
whittles down
slacks off
licks
denies
lulls
adjusts
crushes
bounds
sets
constricts
gentles
undermines
censors
saps
decays
benumbs
quietens
fades
degenerates
narrows
drowns
slumps
keeps in line
numbs
quits
sets limits on
imposes limits on
dilutes
breaks
deteriorates
temperates
harshes
gets the better of
crumbles
minifies
remits
concludes
snuffs out
couches
immobilizes
US
withers
puts down
immobilises
UK
droops
puts half nelson on
axes
UK
brings under control
places a limit on
downgrades
wastes
makes less intense
gets under control
evaporates
shrivels
slaps down
winds up
brings to a halt
takes down
puts a ceiling on
cracks down
calls a halt to
brings to a close
breaks off
trims back
trims down
adjourns
pulls the plug on
holds up
ratchets down
phases down
breaks up
plays down
narrows down
calms down
knocks off
loses edge
dies down
runs low
re-collects
monitors
manages
inspects
corners
rallies
recovers
interns
shaves
sates
baulks
UK
devitalizes
balks
US
prelimits
slakes
abases
appeases
revises
retains
detains
gains control over
gains mastery over
shortens
chills
buttresses
retrenches
sets a limit on
minces
hog-ties
cauterizes
US
docks
keeps control of
absorbs
rounds down
keeps on a string
disempowers
helps
mothballs
lapses
conciliates
comforts
cauterises
UK
sweetens
falls
recedes
defuses
hushes
ameliorates
phases out
finishes off
refuses
holds off on
ices
relents
plummets
plunges
bates
slows
satisfies
dumbs
makes weaker
gets rid of
soaks up
stays
clams
closes
throttles
brings into line
lays down the law to someone
demarcates
propitiates
expires
slows up
takes the bite out of
takes the sting out of
fixes up
makes less active
palls
makes reasonable
meets halfway
cools out
takes sting out
patches things up
makes reductions in
retrenches on
slims down
cheapens
turns back
desists
puts on ice
puts on hold
refuses to pay
decimates
blurs
takes the heat off
scales back
deactivates
cancels
puts paid to
shuts up
dissolves
completes
grows smaller
dies out
falls away
grows less
dies away
becomes smaller
drains away
becomes less
abolishes
does for
puts the stopper on
stamps out
annuls
reconciles
cramps
closes up
chokes off
discounts
demarks
specifies
prescribes
comes to an end
calls a halt
drains
rebates
delimitates
girdles
defines
compromises
damages
humbles
pulls back
sits on
peters
cuts down on
cows
undervalues
hems in
ties down
busts
reclaims
disrupts
keeps within limits
keeps at a minimum
keeps to a minimum
devalues
cuts in price
lowers in price
tails away
averts
clamps down
budgets
conserves
draws the line on
marks off
quietens down
waters down
infringes
disturbs
deducts
undersells
lowers the price of
puts on sale
writes down
makes cheaper
balms
gets a grip on
amortises
UK
extenuates
whittles
casts down
saves
tightens
makes smaller
makes less
amortizes
US
writes off
renders worthless
offers at a giveaway price
subtracts
reduces the price of
takes tough action
comes down on
encroaches on
obviates
smooths down
disgrades
limits to a fixed amount
demerits
drives down
restricts the consumption of
avoids
stalls
intercepts
fends off
staves off
leaves off
desists from
cuts out
wards off
heads off
closes down
packs in
blows the whistle on
puts a cork in
gives over
shuts off
packs up
turns aside
defends against
holds off
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“This was one way to
fight back
against the incoming wave of pastoralism.”
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▲
To respond or retaliate forcefully, counteracting or contradicting an action or statement
hits back
controverts
reacts
responds
retaliates
counters
reacts to
responds to
retaliates against
gets back
gets even
strikes back
defends oneself against
evens the score
strikes back at
gets your own back
Verb
▲
To talk back or reply impertinently
answers back
retorts
ripostes
counters
argues
cheeks
quibbles
reacts
responds
retaliates
contradicts
defies
sasses
argues with
talks back
comes back
talks back to
mouths off
responds cheekily to
answers defiantly
answers impertinently
disagrees with
sasses back
wises off
comes back at
Verb
▲
To struggle or fight back when attacked
resists
fights
combats
repels
challenges
counterattacks
assails
assaults
attacks
battles
contests
duels
battles against
struggles against
fights against
holds off
struggles with
contends with
faces up to
fends off
stands up to
keeps at bay
puts up a fight against
remains firm
stands firm
turns down
wards off
holds out against
puts up a fight
Verb
▲
To make a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism
ripostes
replies
responds
retorts
answers
rejoins
returns
counters
retaliates
reciprocates
comes back
flings back
hurls back
says in response
snaps back
rounds on someone
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