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What is another word for
fought back
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Past tense for to attack or fight back in response to an attack
Past tense for to exact revenge on someone
Past tense for to oppose or defend against something hostile
Past tense for to constrain the movement or progress of
Past tense for to respond or retaliate forcefully, counteracting or contradicting an action or statement
Past tense for to talk back or reply impertinently
Past tense for to struggle or fight back when attacked
Past tense for to make a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism
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Verb
▲
Past tense for to attack or fight back in response to an attack
counterattacked
responded
replied
reacted
rallied
riposted
struck back
stricken back
returned fire
put up a fight
charged
challenged
retaliated
“I couldn't let myself be attacked again. I had to
fight back
this time.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to exact revenge on someone
retaliated
reciprocated
avenged
requited
venged
revenged
evened the score
paid back
got even
gotten even
returned like for like
hit back
gave someone their comeuppance
given someone their comeuppance
gave as good as one gets
given as good as one gets
gave tit for tat
given tit for tat
let someone see how it feels
exacted retribution
got back at
gotten back at
revenged oneself
returned the compliment
got back at someone
gave someone a taste of their own medicine
given someone a taste of their own medicine
settled the score
gave someone a dose of their own medicine
given someone a dose of their own medicine
exacted revenge
wreaked revenge
gave someone a Roland for an Oliver
given someone a Roland for an Oliver
served out
payed out
paid out
put up a fight
gotten your own back
got your own back
avenged oneself
took revenge
repaid
taken revenge
settled accounts
got even with
turned the tables
turned the tables on
counterattacked
redressed
reacted
wreaked revenge on
settled a score with
got even for
taken an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
retaliated against
settled the score with
paid someone back in their own coin
exacted revenge on
got
returned fire
retaliated on
made reprisal
hit back for
taken an eye for an eye
took an eye for an eye
settled a score
took an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
took reprisals
given someone their just deserts
taken reprisals
gave someone their just deserts
countered
gotten
evened the score for
wrought vengeance
gotten revenge
paid someone back for
given like for like
retaliated for
got even with someone for
taken revenge on
squared things up
rose to the bait
got satisfaction for
stuck it to
paid back in spades
got your own back for
got revenge
sorted out
fixed one's wagon
struck back
sought payback for
recompensed
took reprisals against
took revenge on
stricken back
squared accounts
wreaked vengeance
got revenge on
made retaliation for
kicked back
vindicated
demanded an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
taken reprisals against
turned upon
took vengeance
repaid in kind for
got redress for
recriminated
got your own back on
gave like for like
settled up
replied
settled with
risen to the bait
took vengeance on
gat
responded
fixt someone
taken vengeance
exacted revenge for
taken vengeance on
made reprisal for
returned tit for tat
got revenge for
taken the bait
took the bait
gave as good as you get
given as good as you get
got you back
gotten you back
got square
gotten square
gave comeuppance
given comeuppance
taken reprisals for
taken revenge for
took reprisals for
taken an eye for an eye for
given just desserts
took an eye for an eye for
taken vengeance for
gave just desserts
took vengeance for
took revenge for
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
▲
Past tense for to oppose or defend against something hostile
repelled
rebutted
resisted
repulsed
opposed
countered
retaliated
defended
beat off
beaten off
fought off
fended off
warded off
staved off
stove off
turned away
defended yourself
turned back
defended against
put up a fight
put to flight
set back
sent packing
frustrated
nixed
brushed off
deterred
foiled
thrusted back
checked
kept at bay
held off
held back
kept off
beat back
forced away
forced back
drove back
driven back
drove away
driven away
saw off
seen off
beaten back
deflected
parried
rebuffed
averted
kept at arm's length
fenced
blocked
turned aside
held at bay
protected against
kept away
guarded
prevented
screened
bulwarked
stopped
forfended
warded
kept
fended
shielded against
safeguarded against
defended oneself against
guarded against
chased away
protected
discouraged
shielded
anticipated
bypassed
safeguarded
secured
avoided
covered
intercepted
obstructed
headed off
shielded yourself from
forced off
drove off
stood up for
sent away
stood off
kept at a distance
knocked down
more ❯
“They combined their powers to
fight back
against the incoming swordsmen.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to constrain the movement or progress of
restrained
suppressed
stifled
repressed
checked
smothered
curbed
contained
controlled
swallowed
muffled
strangled
gagged
silenced
held back
choked back
kept back
reined in
kept in check
kept under control
bottled up
buttoned up
corked up
kept the lid on
held in
inhibited
withheld
submerged
pocketed
concealed
bridled
hid
bitten back
bit back
gulped back
constrained
quenched
corked
withholden
kept a lid on
sunken
sunk
sank
restricted
frustrated
choked
squelched
held down
hidden
impeded
retarded
cut short
limited
overcome
suffocated
hindered
blocked
overpowered
moderated
held
governed
quashed
quelled
regulated
tamed
extinguished
collected
stemmed the flow of
snuffed
slowed down
put the brakes on
cut back
put a brake on
put a spoke in someone's wheel
put a limit on
kept in
composed
kept a tight rein on
hushed up
simmered down
subdued
shut in
covered up
muzzled
put a lid on
cooled
killed
bitten one's lip
bit one's lip
barred
delayed
obstructed
thwarted
stemmed
foiled
mastered
prevented
neutralized
US
hampered
reined
paused
reduced
interrupted
terminated
overcame
staunched
bottlenecked
counteracted
fought
holden
repulsed
checkmated
neutralised
UK
braked
discouraged
circumvented
rebuffed
measured
disciplined
interfered with
kept lid on
deterred
kept within bounds
slackened pace
fettered
pulled in
pegged
cooled off
kept a rein on
trammeled
conquered
held in check
brought to screeching halt
curtailed
boxed up
tied up
resisted
stopped
jammed up
deadened
kept under wraps
gulped
kept secret
cooled down
bottled
entrammeled
internalized
US
ruled
kept tight rein on
blacked out
trammelled
kept inside
stood in the way of
played for time
internalised
UK
kept feeling inside oneself
boxed in
nipped in the bud
kept
brought to a standstill
entrammelled
shushed
foughten
brake
frozen
froze
capped
confined
delimited
tempered
kept down
arrested
set
calmed
toned down
put half nelson on
fixed
fixt
circumscribed
put a ceiling on
decreased
straitened
reined back
tranquilized
US
mitigated
dampened
mellowed
tranquillised
UK
bounded
bound
damped down
modulated
kept in line
setted limits on
imposed limits on
brought under control
settled
monitored
adjusted
licked
softened
pacified
rallied
recovered
inspected
quieted
cornered
stilled
lulled
mollified
demarcated
gentled
halted
humbled
muted
cowed
busted
reclaimed
stayed
managed
constricted
baulked
UK
denied
cramped
watered down
balked
US
got a grip on
cushioned
specified
demarked
prescribed
interned
eased
defined
delimitated
girdled
prelimited
gained mastery over
gained control over
mothballed
immobilised
UK
immobilized
US
got the better of
gotten the better of
relieved
hemmed in
setted a limit on
tied down
placed a limit on
hog-tied
conserved
budgeted
kept within limits
kept control of
marked off
cracked down
pulled back
sat on
kept on a string
saved
held up
soft-pedalled
laid down the law to someone
restricted the consumption of
rationed
limited to a fixed amount
soft-pedaled
brought into line
re-collected
drawn the line on
drew the line on
more ❯
“This was one way to
fight back
against the incoming wave of pastoralism.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to respond or retaliate forcefully, counteracting or contradicting an action or statement
hit back
controverted
reacted
responded
retaliated
countered
reacted to
responded to
retaliated against
got back
gotten back
got even
gotten even
struck back
stricken back
defended oneself against
evened the score
struck back at
got your own back
gotten your own back
hit back at
counterattacked
reciprocated
counteracted
counterworked
parried
returned fire
Verb
▲
Past tense for to talk back or reply impertinently
answered back
retorted
riposted
countered
argued
cheeked
quibbled
reacted
responded
retaliated
contradicted
defied
sassed
argued with
talked back
came back
come back
talked back to
mouthed off
responded cheekily to
answered defiantly
answered impertinently
disagreed with
sassed back
wised off
came back at
come back at
Verb
▲
Past tense for to struggle or fight back when attacked
resisted
fought
foughten
combatted
combated
repelled
challenged
counterattacked
assailed
assaulted
attacked
battled
contested
dueled
US
duelled
UK
battled against
struggled against
fought against
held off
struggled with
contended with
faced up to
fended off
stood up to
kept at bay
put up a fight against
remained firm
stood firm
turned down
warded off
held out against
put up a fight
Verb
▲
Past tense for to make a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism
riposted
replied
responded
retorted
answered
rejoined
returned
countered
retaliated
reciprocated
came back
come back
flung back
hurled back
said in response
snapped back
rounded on someone
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