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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brawl |
| Synonyms: | affray, altercation, argument, battle, battle royal, bickering, broil, clash, disorder, dispute, donnybrook, duke out, feud, fight, fracas, fray, free-for-all, fuss*, hassle, melee, quarrel, rhubarb, riot, row, ruckus*, rumble*, rumpus, scrap, scuffle, squabble, tumult, uproar, wrangle |
* = 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: | 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: | frenzy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uncontrolled state or situation |
| Synonyms: | aberration, agitation, blow, blow a fuse, blow one's cork, blow one's stack, blow one's top, bout, burst, conniption, convulsion, craze, delirium, derangement, distemper, distraction, dithers, excitement, ferment, fever, fit, flap, flip one's lid, free-for-all, furor, fury, fuss, hell broke loose, hysteria, insanity, lather, lunacy, madness, mania, outburst, paroxysm, passion, rage, row, ruckus, ruction, rumble, rumpus, seizure, spasm, stew, stir, to-do, transport, turmoil, wingding |
| Antonyms: | calmness, peace, peacefulness |
| Main Entry: | hubbub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion, disorder |
| Synonyms: | babel, bedlam, brouhaha*, clamor, confusion, din, disturbance, fuss, hassle, hell broke loose, hue and cry, hullabaloo*, hurly-burly, jangle, noise, pandemonium, racket, riot, rowdydow, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, whirl |
| Antonyms: | calm, order, peace |
* = 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: | racket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion; fight |
| Synonyms: | agitation, babel, battle, blare, brawl, clamor, clangor, clash, clatter, din, disturbance, fracas, free-for-all, fuss, hoo-ha, hubbub, jangle, noise, outcry, pandemonium, riot, roar, row, ruction, rumpus, shouting, shuffle, squabble, squall, stir, to-do, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar, vociferation, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | riot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uprising, disorder |
| Synonyms: | anarchism, anarchy, brannigan, brawl, burst, commotion, confusion, distemper, disturbance, flap, fray, free-for-all, fuss, hassle, lawlessness, misrule, mix-up, mob violence, protest, quarrel, racket, row, ruckus, ruction, rumble, rumpus, run-in, scene, shivaree, shower, snarl, stir, storm, street fighting, strife, to-do, trouble, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar, wingding |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
| Main Entry: | scuffle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | affray, brawl, broil, commotion, disturbance, fracas, fray, fuss*, go*, jump, mix-up, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, scrap, set-to, shuffle, strife, tussle, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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