FISTFIGHTS Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

fistfights

noun

plural of fistfight

as in fisticuffs

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truces

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Noun

The company has suffered from several high-profile legal blows this year that have resulted in multibillion-dollar penalties.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Ukraine and Russia trading energy infrastructure blows aren't helping the situation either.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of blows

Noun

According to the report, counties have responded with additional security and training on defusing confrontations, along with coordination with local law enforcement.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Watson told The Charlotte Observer the incident was the latest in a series of confrontations that raised concerns about the role of law enforcement at school board meetings.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of confrontations

Noun

My childhood school in Denmark hadn’t been turned to rubble but into an emotional battlefield, a psychological groundhog’s day of explosive arguments, violent brawls—and brief, fragile truces that always shattered when the home bell rung.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
There are brawls over policy that lead to lawsuits, but the main drama is the 2023 school board election, where the Democrats hoped to reverse the Republicans’ 6-3 majority.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of brawls

Noun

In defence, his lack of physicality is becoming more glaring in a Premier League that is leaning more heavily than ever into duels, second balls and set pieces.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The noodles, the cheese, the topping, the consistency—duels have been fought over less.

— Josh Miller, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of duels

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