as in fisticuffs
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of fistfight
The expectation was for an orgy of merchandise and fistfights over whatever happened to be left on the shelves.
—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
Big fistfight—red faces and people trying to pull their shirts off.
—Frank Digiacomo, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Naturally, there's plenty of dysfunction as confessions are made, a turkey is flung across the table, a football game leads to a fistfight, and Claudia tries to maintain her sanity.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Needless to say, this tension is darkly entertaining, like a fistfight at a funeral.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fistfight 
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
Big fistfight—red faces and people trying to pull their shirts off.
—Frank Digiacomo, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Naturally, there's plenty of dysfunction as confessions are made, a turkey is flung across the table, a football game leads to a fistfight, and Claudia tries to maintain her sanity.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Needless to say, this tension is darkly entertaining, like a fistfight at a funeral.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fistfight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fistfight
Noun
-
Often, when shows do crossovers, the writers on one will do punch-up for their characters on the other.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2025
-
Toward the end there’s a punch-up, with several players involved.—
David Szalay,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Notre Dame 24, Penn State 20 This game is shaping up to be a defensive slugfest, but Notre Dame's ability to control the line of scrimmage and make game-breaking plays gives them the edge.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
-
This was a slugfest between a great team and a really good team that was decided in the game’s trenches.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
An Israeli soldier was injured in the confrontation, the military said.—
Matthew Mpoke Bigg,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
-
The two still-unidentified men reportedly talked about being armed and tried to provoke a confrontation.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Vinicius Jr laughed from the sidelines as assistant Francesco Mauri took him away from the melee.—
Guillermo Rai,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
-
Rozier back: Guard Terry Rozier was back for the Heat after serving a one-game NBA suspension for his role in Sunday night’s melee in the road victory over the Houston Rockets.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
The game figures to be tight, and for a while now, coach Andy Reid’s Chiefs have been winning such duels.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
-
His brawn did not correlate with a ranking in the bottom seven per cent of defenders from Europe’s top five leagues for aerial duels won and in the bottom one per cent for tackles won.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Police weren’t called to the scene and aren’t investigating the brawl, Los Angeles Police Department officials said.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
-
But all that energy expenditure isn’t entirely the result of baboons’ many brawls.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
The hard-throwing lefty dominated across 72 appearances (72.0 innings), notching a 1.75 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with 84 punch-outs.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Nov. 2024
-
Asus chose to have a punch-out camera and obscure part of the screen rather than mount it in a larger bezel, which shows how form has come ahead of function.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near fistfight
Cite this Entry
“Fistfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fistfight. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share