Synonyms of affray

affray

noun

ə-ˈfrā 

chiefly British

as in brawl

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

the police had to break up an affray that started between fans of the opposing teams

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of affray

Brown and Akinlolu both previously pleaded not guilty to those charges, and at a short hearing Friday, the pair pleaded guilty to a charge of affray, while the more serious charges were dropped by the court, the BBC reports. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

Chris Brown is not affray-ed to admit to comparatively minor faults. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 July 2026

But after Brown and Akinlolu pleaded guilty to the charge of affray, prosecutor Heidi Stonecliffe said the other charges would not proceed to trial. — Sam Tobin, USA Today, 24 July 2026

All of the suspects face charges of affray and disrupting court proceedings, while the juvenile faces additional charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a police officer. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 22 May 2026