fight back vs contend

fight back and contend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fight back	No	No	Yes	No
contend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, contend is a hypernym of fight back; that is, contend is a word with a broader meaning than fight back:

Other hypernyms of fight back include fight, struggle.

As verbs, contend is a hypernym of fight back; that is, contend is a word with a broader meaning than fight back:

Other hypernyms of fight back include fight, struggle.

fight back (verb)	contend (verb)
fight against or resist strongly	to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
defend oneself	have an argument about something
	maintain or assert
	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
	be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
	succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available