fight down

verb

To suppress (a feeling or emotion).

“He fought down the urge to laugh.”

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fightopposefight backdefend
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Meanings

verbfight down (third-person singular simple present fights down, present participle fighting down, simple past and past participle fought down)

present singular third person fights down · participle present fighting down · participle past fought down · past fought down

  1. transitiveTo suppress (a feeling or emotion).

    He fought down the urge to laugh.

    1 more example

    She fought down the rage building up inside her.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbfight against or resist strongly

Similar
fightopposefight backdefend
Broader
contendfightstruggle
Also see
defendfightfight backoppose

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

fight down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20down

MLA

“fight down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fight down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fight%20down.

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