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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pursuit; running, speeding |
| Synonyms: | chase, clash, clip, competition, contention, contest, course, dash, engagement, event, go, marathon, match, meet, relay, rivalry, run, rush, scurry, sprint, spurt |
| Main Entry: | rift |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference of opinion |
| Synonyms: | alienation, breach, break, clash, disagreement, division, estrangement, falling out, misunderstanding, quarrel, rupture, schism, separation, split |
| Antonyms: | agreement, concordance |
| Main Entry: | rivalry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competition |
| Synonyms: | antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, clash, conflict, contest, duel, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, jealousy, match, matchup, one on one, opposition, race, sport, strife, struggle, tournament, tug-of-war |
| Main Entry: | roar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | growl, howl |
| Synonyms: | barrage, bawl, bay, bellow, blast, bluster, boom, clamor, clash, crash, cry, detonation, din, drum, explosion, holler, outcry, reverberation, rumble, shout, thunder, uproar, yell |
| Main Entry: | rupture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement, dissolution |
| Synonyms: | altercation, breach, break, break-up, bustup, clash, contention, detachment, disruption, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, estrangement, falling-out, feud, hostility, misunderstanding, parting, partition, quarrel, rift, schism, separation, split, split-up |
| Antonyms: | agreement, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | shock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complete surprise; blow |
| Synonyms: | awe, bombshell, breakdown, bump, clash, collapse, collision, concussion, confusion, consternation, crash, distress, disturbance, double whammy, earthquake, encounter, excitement, eye-opener, hysteria, impact, injury, jarring, jolt, percussion, prostration, ram, scare, start, stroke, stupefaction, stupor, trauma, traumatism, turn, upset, whammy, wreck |
| Antonyms: | expectation |
| Main Entry: | showdown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confrontation |
| Synonyms: | breaking point, clash, climax, crisis, culmination, exposé, moment of truth, unfolding |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peacemaking |
| Main Entry: | skirmish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, battle, bout, brawl, brush, clash, combat, conflict, confrontation, disagreement, dispute, encounter, engagement, feud, fisticuffs, fracas, fray, melee, quarrel, row, ruckus, rumble, run-in, scrap*, scuffle, strife, tiff, tussle, war |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slugfest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, battle, battle royal, bout, brawl, clash, conflict, dispute, dogfight, donnybrook, engagement, feud, fisticuffs, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee, riot, ruckus, rumble, struggle, tussle, war |
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