brawl

²brawl

noun

Definition of BRAWL

1

: a noisy quarrel or fight

2

: a loud tumultuous noise

Examples of BRAWL

1. <they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl>
2. <the student drama society's decision to put on the controversial play prompted a brawl at the school board meeting>

First Known Use of BRAWL

15th century

Related to BRAWL

Synonyms: affray [chiefly British], broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), rough-and-tumble, row, ruckus, ruction

Antonyms: quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

Related Words: battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, fisticuffs, handgrips, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, skirmish, struggle, tussle; horseplay, roughhousing; altercation, argument, dispute, kickup, quarrel, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle

Near Antonyms: calm, hush, lull; quietude, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)

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