Fight back
The crossword clue "Fight back" is answered by RESIST, a 6-letter entry. Used 17 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RESIST
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RESIST answer page.
Used 17 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- RETURNFIRE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RESIST
Every other clue in this collection answered by RESIST, most used first.
- Stand up to - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Withstand - used 22 times, most recently in 2021
- Oppose - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Put up a fight - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
- Defy - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Fight against - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Buck - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Fight temptation - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Talks back to - SASSES, used 58 times
- Go back on a promise - RENEGE, used 46 times
- Take back - RECANT, used 35 times
- Get back - RECOUP, used 32 times
- Go back (on) - RENEGE, used 31 times
- Talks back - SASSES, used 31 times
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