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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | verbal fight |
| Synonyms: | altercation, beef, bickering, blowup, bone, bone of contention, bone to pick, brannigan, brawl, brush, clash, controversy, crusher, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, dustup, exchange, face-off, falling, feud, finisher, flap, fuss, gin, go*, hassle, knock down and drag out, knockdown, out, quarrel, rhubarb, romp, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, run-in, scene, scrap, set-to, shindy, spat, squabble, static*, stew, talking heads, tiff, words, wrangle |
* = 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: | imbroglio |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misunderstanding; fight |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, bickering, brawl, broil, brouhaha*, complexity, complication, dispute, embarrassment, embroilment, entanglement, falling-out, flack, involvement, knock-down-drag-out, miff, quandary, quarrel, row, run-in, soap opera, spat, squabble |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peacemaking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | melee |
| 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: | row |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, ruckus |
| Synonyms: | affray, altercation, bickering, brawl, castigation, commotion, controversy, dispute, disturbance, falling-out, fracas, fray, fuss, knock-down-drag-out, lecture, melee, noise, quarrel, racket, reprimand, reproof, riot, rumpus, run-in, scrap*, set-to, shouting match, squabble, talking-to, telling-off, tiff, tongue-lashing, trouble, tumult, uproar, words, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wrangle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, argument |
| Synonyms: | altercation, battle royal, bickering, blow-off, blowup, brannigan, brawl, brouhaha*, clash, contest, controversy, disagreement, dispute, exchange, falling-out, flap, fracas, hassle, knock-down drag-out, quarrel, row, ruckus*, ruction, rumble, rumpus, scene, set-to, squabble, tiff |
| Notes: | to wangle means to gain by trickery; to wrangle means to argue or debate something angrily |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | polemic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | argument |
| Synonyms: | altercation, beef, bicker, bickering, blowup, bone, bone of contention, bone to pick, brannigan, brawl, brush, clash, contention, controversy, crusher, debate, difference of opinion, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, dustup, exchange, face-off, falling, feud, fight, finisher, flap, fuss*, gin, go*, hassle, knock down and drag out, knockdown, out*, quarrel, rhubarb, romp, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, run-in, scene, scrap, set-to, shindy, spat, squabble, static*, stew, talking heads, tiff, word, words, wrangle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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