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

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Main Entry:	brawl
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	nasty fight
Synonyms:	affray, altercation, argument, battle, battle royal, broil, clash, disorder, dispute, donnybrook, feud, fight, fracas, fray, free-for-all, fuss, hassle, melee, quarrel, rhubarb, riot, row, ruckus, rumble*, rumpus, scrap, scuffle, squabble, tumult, uproar, wrangle, bickering, duke out
Antonyms:	peace, truce

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Main Entry:	bustle
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	quick and busy activity
Synonyms:	ado, agitation, clamor, commotion, do, excitement, flurry, furor, fuss, haste, hubbub, hurly-burly, hurry, pother, rumpus, stir, to-do*, tumult, turmoil, uproar, whirl, whirlpool, whirlwind
Antonyms:	laziness, relaxation

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Main Entry:	clatter
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	loud noise
Synonyms:	ballyhoo, bluster, clack, clangor, hullabaloo, pandemonium, racket, rattle, rumpus, shattering, smashing

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Main Entry:	commotion
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	clamor, uproar
Synonyms:	ado, agitation, annoyance, backwash, ballyhoo, bedlam, brouhaha, bustle, clatter, combustion, confusion, convulsion, disquiet, dither, excitement, ferment, fermentation, flap, flurry, furor, fuss, hubbub, hurly-burly, insurrection, lather, mutiny, outcry, pandemonium, perturbation, pother, racket, rebellion, revolt, riot, rumpus, stew, stir, to-do, tumult, turbulence, upheaval, uprising, upset, upturn, vexation, welter, whirl, big scene, big stink, discomposure, hell broke loose, insurgence
Antonyms:	calm, calmness, peace, quiet, repose, silence, stillness, tranquility, quietude

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Main Entry:	controversy
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	debate, dispute
Synonyms:	altercation, argument, beef, brush, contention, difference, discussion, disputation, embroilment, falling-out, flak, fuss, hurrah, miff, quarrel, row, rumpus, scene, scrap, squabble, strife, tiff*, words, wrangle, bickering, dissention, polemic, wrangling
Antonyms:	accord, agreement, forbearance, harmony, peace, quiet

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Main Entry:	dispute
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	argument
Synonyms:	altercation, beef, bone of contention, brawl, broil, brouhaha, commotion, conflict, contention, controversy, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, discussion, dissension, disturbance, embroilment, falling-out, feud, fireworks, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, rumpus*, squabble, squall, strife, tiff, uproar, variance, words, wrangle, bickering, polemic
Antonyms:	agreement

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Main Entry:	fighting
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	battle, encounter
Synonyms:	argument, battle royal, beef, bloodshed, blowup, bout, brush, combat, conflict, contention, dispute, donnybrook, exchange, flap, fracas, free-for-all, go, hassle, hostility, joust, match, melee, mix, riot, roughhouse, row, rowdy, rumble, rumpus, run-in, scramble, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, spat, strife, struggle, tiff, war, warfare, words, wrangle, brannigan, brawling, hell broke loose, punch out, set-to
Antonyms:	peace, surrender, ceasefire

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Main Entry:	fracas
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	disturbance, fight
Synonyms:	affray, altercation, battle, battle royal, brawl, broil, brouhaha, dispute, donnybrook, feud, flap, fray, free-for-all, hassle, melee, mix up, quarrel, riot, row, ruffle, rumpus, run-in, scrimmage, scuffle, squabble, stew, trouble, tumult, uproar, words, bickering, knock-down-drag-out, ruction, set-to*
Antonyms:	calm, harmony, peace

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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

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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

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Main Entry:	hoopla
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	excitement
Synonyms:	action, activity, brouhaha, bustle, buzz, commotion, drama, elation, emotion, feeling, fever, fireworks, flurry, frenzy, furor, fuss, heat, hubbub, hullabaloo*, hysteria, passion, racket, rage, ruckus, rumpus, stir, thrill, excitation

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Main Entry:	hubbub
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	commotion, disorder
Synonyms:	babel, bedlam, brouhaha, clamor, confusion, din, disturbance, fuss, hassle, hue and cry, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, jangle, noise, pandemonium, racket, riot, ruckus, rumpus, to-do*, tumult, turmoil, uproar, whirl, hell broke loose, rowdydow, ruction
Antonyms:	calm, order, peace

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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, row, ruckus, rumpus, scrimmage, scuffle, skirmish, to-do, tussle, words, knock-down-drag-out, ruction, set-to
Antonyms:	agreement, peace

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Main Entry:	pandemonium
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	craziness, commotion
Synonyms:	anarchy, babel, bedlam, bluster, brouhaha, chaos, clamor, clatter, confusion, din, hassle, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, jangle, noise, racket, riot, ruckus*, rumpus, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar
Antonyms:	calm, peace

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Main Entry:	ruckus
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	disturbance
Synonyms:	bother, brawl, brouhaha, commotion, disorder, disruption, distraction, explosion, fisticuffs, fracas, fray, fuss, hubbub, hullabaloo, interruption, quarrel, racket, rampage, riot, rumble, rumpus, stink, stir, turmoil, upheaval, uprising, uproar, big scene, big stink
Notes:	raucous means unpleasantly loud and harsh or disturbing the public peace, while a ruckus is a disturbance or a commotion

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Main Entry:	scuffle
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	fight
Synonyms:	affray, brawl, broil, commotion, disturbance, fracas, fray, fuss, go, jump, mix-up, row, ruckus, rumpus, scrap, shuffle, strife, tussle, wrangle, ruction, set-to*
Antonyms:	agreement, peace

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Main Entry:	spat
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	dispute, quarrel
Synonyms:	altercation, argument, beef, brouhaha, conflict, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, dissension, embroilment, falling-out, feud, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff, misunderstanding, row, rumpus, run-in, squabble, strife, tiff, words, bickering

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Main Entry:	to-do
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	commotion, excitement
Synonyms:	agitation, bother, brouhaha, bustle, clamor, disorder, disturbance, flap, furor, fuss, hassle, hoo-ha, hoopla, hubbub, hurly-burly, hurrah, performance, pother, quarrel, racket, rumpus, stir, tumult, turmoil, unrest, uproar, whirl, ruction
Antonyms:	peace, rest

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Main Entry:	wrangle
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	fight, argument
Synonyms:	altercation, battle royal, blowup, brawl, brouhaha, clash, contest, controversy, disagreement, dispute, exchange, falling-out, flap, fracas, hassle, quarrel, row, ruckus, rumble, rumpus, scene, squabble, tiff, bickering, blow-off, brannigan, knock-down drag-out, ruction, set-to
Antonyms:	agreement, peace