go down fighting

verb

To continue resisting, struggling, or putting up a strong effort until the very end, even when defeat is inevitable.

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go down swinging
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Meanings

verbgo down fighting (third-person singular simple present goes down fighting, present participle going down fighting, simple past went down fighting, past participle gone down fighting)

present singular third person goes down fighting · participle present going down fighting · past went down fighting · participle past gone down fighting

  1. To continue resisting, struggling, or putting up a strong effort until the very end, even when defeat is inevitable.

    Synonyms: go down swinging

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo continue resisting, struggling, or putting up a strong effort until the very end, even when defeat is inevitable.

Similar
go down swinging
Also see
go down swinging
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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