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brawl
Synonyms and Antonyms of brawl
- they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl
affray [chiefly British], broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), rough-and-tumble, row, ruckus, ruction
- the student drama society's decision to put on the controversial play prompted a brawl at the school board meeting
altercation, argle-bargle [chiefly British], argument, argy-bargy [chiefly British], battle royal, bicker, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, falling-out, fight, hassle, imbroglio, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, rhubarb, row, scrap, set-to, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle
clash, run-in, skirmish, tangle, tussle
attack, contention, dissension (also dissention)
debate, difference, disputation
fuss, objection, protest, protestation
affray [chiefly British], fisticuffs, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée)
- we could hear the brawl of the river rapids ahead of us before we could actually see them
quietude, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)
brawl
Synonyms and Antonyms of brawl
- the Wilsons were always loudly brawling, and the neighbors were always shutting their windows
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