The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

the fiery sunset fade into azure hues. 3 ardent, eager,
spirited, passionate, excited, excitable, peppery, irascible,
touchy, irritable, edgy, hotheaded, fierce: I had best not be
late as my boss has a fiery temper.
fight v. 1 contend (with), battle, conflict (with), encounter, war
(against), engage, clash, take up arms (against), feud (with),
combat, bear or take up arms (against), brawl, struggle or
strive (with or against), cross swords (with), close (with),
come to or exchange blows (with), go to or wage war (with or
against), joust (with), grapple or wrestle (with), skirmish
(with), tussle or scuffle (with or against); box, spar;
Old-fashioned broil: He offered to fight anyone in the place.
Why are the boys always fighting? 2 dispute, question, confront,
contest, oppose, contradict, defy, confute, protest, resist,
rail or struggle, against, withstand, refute, oppugn, make or
take a stand against, contravene, confound: He has sworn to
fight prejudice wherever he finds it. 3 rise up, make or take a
stand, struggle, take up arms: It is better to fight for the
good than to rail at the ill. 4 argue, dispute, bicker,
quarrel, wrangle, squabble, spat, tiff, fall out (over), have
words, disagree, row, altercate, debate: I hear the neighbours
fight every night. 5 fight off. repel, repulse: Prepare to
fight off anyone trying to come over the side! 6 fight shy of.
avoid, keep or remain aloof from or of, keep away from: She
usually fights shy of going to cocktail parties.
--n. 7 battle, conflict, bout, duel, (single) combat,
monomachy, one-on-one, action, warfare, clash, hostilities, war,
match, struggle, engagement, meeting, encounter, contest,
fighting, brawl, Donnybrook, affray, fray, fracas, disturbance,
riot, row, mˆl‚e or melee, tussle, scuffle, scrimmage, skirmish,
brush, Colloq free-for-all, set-to, scrap, Brit scrum, bovver,
Slang US rumble, Old-fashioned broil: Three policeman were
injured in the hour-long fight. 8 altercation, argument,
quarrel, feud, dispute, run-in, disagreement, dissension,
dissidence, dissent, difference (of opinion), squabble,
bickering, spat, misunderstanding, row, discord, Colloq ruckus:
Such fights between husband and wife happen all the time. 9
pugnacity, mettle, militancy, belligerence, truculence, spirit,
pluck, zeal, enthusiasm, zest: She had enough fight left in her
to go on to win.