| 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: | chaos |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | utter confusion |
Synonyms: |
anarchy, ataxia, bedlam, clutter, disarray, discord, disorder, disorganization, entropy, free-for-all, holy mess, lawlessness, misrule, mix-up, mobocracy, muddle, pandemonium, rat's nest, snarl, topsy-turviness, tumult, turmoil, unruliness |
Antonyms: |
calm, harmony, normality, order, organization, quiet, system |
| 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: | 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 |
| 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: | furor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disturbance, excitement |
Synonyms: |
ado, agitation, big scene, big stink, bustle, commotion, craze, enthusiasm, fad, ferment, flap, free-for-all, frenzy, fury, fuss, hell broke loose, hullabaloo*, hysteria, lunacy, madness*, mania, outburst, outcry, rage, row, ruckus, stir*, to-do, tumult, uproar, whirl |
Antonyms: |
calm, peace |
| Main Entry: | hullabaloo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uproar |
Synonyms: |
bedlam, big scene, brouhaha, chaos, clamor, commotion, confusion, free-for-all, furor, fuss, hassle, hubbub, hue and cry, mayhem, melee, noise, pandemonium, racket, riot, row, ruckus, to-do |