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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | battle, fight |
| Synonyms: | affray, battle royal, brawl, broil, brouhaha*, brush, clash, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, knock-down-drag-out, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, scrimmage, scuffle, set-to, skirmish, to-do, tussle, words |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement or fight, often brief |
| Synonyms: | affray, argument, battle, brawl, break, broil, brush, bump, collision, concussion, conflict, confrontation, crash, difference of opinion, discord, discordance, disharmony, dispute, donnybrook, embroilment, encounter, engagement, fracas, fray, have a go at each other, impact, jam, jar, jolt, jump, melee, misunderstanding, mix up, opposition, rift, riot, row, rumpus, run-in, rupture, scrap, scrimmage, set-to, shock, showdown, skirmish, smash, wallop |
| Main Entry: | donnybrook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brawl |
| Synonyms: | battle royal, fight, fracas, fray, free-for-all, hoedown, melee, rhubarb, riot, row, rumble, shindig, slugfest, turmoil, uproar |
Example Sentences
- At least one person was hurt in the melee.
- So what is making me do it, making me re-enter the emotional melee that is the job search? A variety of reasons, all good.
- In the resulting melee, two officers were injured and five businesses damaged.
| Main Entry: | fight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical encounter |
| Synonyms: | action, affray, altercation, argument, battle, battle royal, bout, brawl, broil, brush, clash, combat, conflict, confrontation, contention, contest, controversy, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, dissension, dogfight, duel, engagement, exchange, feud, fisticuffs, fracas, fray, free-for-all, fuss, hostility, joust, match, melee, quarrel, riot, rivalry, round, row, ruckus, rumble, scrap*, scrimmage, scuffle, set-to, skirmish, sparring match, strife, struggle, tiff, to-do, tussle, war, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fighting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | battle, encounter |
| Synonyms: | argument, battle royal, beef, bloodshed, blowup, bout, brannigan, brawling, brush, combat, conflict, contention, dispute, donnybrook, exchange, flap, fracas, free-for-all, go, hassle, hell broke loose, hostility, joust, match, melee, mix, punch out, riot, roughhouse, row, rowdy, rumble, rumpus, run-in, scramble, scrap*, scrimmage, scuffle, set-to, spat, strife, struggle, tiff, war, warfare, words, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | ceasefire, peace, surrender |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fracas |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disturbance, fight |
| Synonyms: | affray, altercation, battle, battle royal, bickering, brawl, broil, brouhaha, dispute, donnybrook, feud, flap, fray, free-for-all, hassle, knock-down-drag-out, melee, mix up, quarrel, riot, row, ruction, ruffle, rumpus, run-in, scrimmage, scuffle, set-to, squabble, stew, trouble, tumult, uproar, words |
| Antonyms: | calm, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | fray |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, battle |
| Synonyms: | affray, battle royal, brawl, broil, brouhaha*, clash, combat, conflict, contest, disturbance, donnybrook, engagement, fracas, melee, quarrel, riot, row, ruckus, rumble, rumpus, scuffle, set-to |
| Antonyms: | agreement, harmony, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | free-for-all |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | affray, battle, brawl, broil, brouhaha*, fracas, fray, knock-down-drag-out, melee, riot, row, ruction |
| Antonyms: | calm, harmony, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hullabaloo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uproar |
| Synonyms: | bedlam, big scene, brouhaha, chaos, clamor, commotion, confusion, free-for-all, furor, fuss, hassle, hubbub, hue and cry, mayhem, melee, noise, pandemonium, racket, riot, row, ruckus, to-do |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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