| Main Entry: | battle royal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fierce fight |
Synonyms: |
brawl, fierce contest, fight, intense battle, melee, pitched battle, riot, rumble |
| Main Entry: | brawl |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nasty fight |
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 |
Antonyms: |
peace, truce |
| Main Entry: | combat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | battle |
Synonyms: |
action, affray, battle royal, brush, brush-off, conflict, contest, encounter, engagement, fight, flap, fray, jackpot, mix-up, run-in, service, shoot-out, skirmish, struggle, war, warfare |
Antonyms: |
accord, compromise, peace, retreat, surrender, truce |
| Main Entry: | contest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, struggle |
Synonyms: |
action, affray, altercation, battle, battle royal, beef, brawl, brush, combat, conflict, controversy, debate, discord, dispute, emulation, encounter, engagement, fray, go*, hassle, rivalry, row, rumble*, run-in, scrap, set-to, shock, skirmish, static, strife, striving, tug-of-war, warfare, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agreement, calm, peace, quiet, stillness, tranquility |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |