Synonyms of free-for-all

free-for-all 1 of 2

adjective

as in public

freely available for use or participation by all

the public library has a free-for-all lending policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• public
• open
• unrestricted
• communal
• collective
• available
• free
• accessible
• common
• shared
• unregulated
• unreserved

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• private
• exclusive
• restricted
• closed
• limited
• off-limits
• inaccessible
• unavailable

free-for-all

2 of 2

noun

1

as in brawl

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

during the play-offs, fans of the opposing teams clashed in the streets in several free-for-alls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brawl
• mêlée
• clash
• rough-and-tumble
• melee
• altercation
• fracas
• ruckus
• fray
• affray
• skirmish
• donnybrook
• row
• broil
• tussle
• ruction
• fisticuffs
• scuffle
• battle
• contest
• argument
• scrimmage
• conflict
• horseplay
• squabble
• combat
• dispute
• spat
• struggle
• quarrel
• tiff
• scrap
• roughhousing
• wrangle
• hassle
• handgrips
• kickup

2

as in jumble

a state in which everything is out of order

it was a free-for-all when the doors to the arena opened and the crowd rushed in all at once

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumble
• havoc
• chaos
• hell
• mess
• confusion
• disorder
• disarray
• disorganization
• heck
• tangle
• riot
• messiness
• shambles
• anarchy
• disorderliness
• disarrangement
• welter
• dishevelment
• snake pit
• tumble
• muddle
• clutter
• muss
• chance-medley
• maze
• mare's nest
• misorder
• labyrinth
• disorderedness
• lawlessness
• misrule
• snarl
• maelstrom
• web
• mishmash
• hodgepodge
• shuffle
• morass
• storm
• litter
• knot
• medley
• motley
• miscellany
• bollix

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• order
• system
• method
• plan
• orderliness
• pattern