| 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: | argument |
| 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 |
| 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: | 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: | 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 |
| Main Entry: | rumpus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clamor |
Synonyms: |
brouhaha*, commotion, discord, disturbance, donnybrook, fracas, fuss, hassle, hubba-hubba, hubbub, hullabaloo*, noise, outcry, pandemonium, racket, rhubarb, ruckus, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uproar |
| 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 |