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fight back vs stand firm

stand firm vs fight back

fight back and stand firm both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fight back No No Yes No
stand firm No No Yes No
As verbs, stand firm is a hyponym of fight back; that is, stand firm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fight back:
  • fight back: fight against or resist strongly
  • stand firm: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
Other hyponyms of fight back include recalcitrate, fend, resist, stand, hold out, resist, withstand, drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel, repulse.
fight back (verb) stand firm (verb)
fight against or resist strongly refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
defend oneself stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
Difference between fight back and stand firm

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