Synonyms of brawls

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noun

plural of brawl

1

as in clashes

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clashes
• altercations
• skirmishes
• melees
• affrays
• broils
• donnybrooks
• fracases
• rows
• fisticuffs
• scuffles
• ructions
• tussles
• ruckuses
• frays
• free-for-alls
• battles
• rough-and-tumbles
• disputes
• arguments
• quarrels
• scrimmages
• squabbles
• contests
• conflicts
• spats
• struggles
• combats
• tiffs
• scraps
• wrangles
• horseplays
• hassles
• handgrips
• kickups

2

as in altercations

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions

the student drama society's decision to put on the controversial play prompted a brawl at the school board meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• altercations
• quarrels
• disputes
• fights
• disagreements
• controversies
• bickers
• arguments
• misunderstandings
• skirmishes
• squabbles
• feuds
• rows
• spats
• clashes
• disputations
• tiffs
• imbroglios
• wrangles
• debates
• contretemps
• donnybrooks
• battles royal
• fallings-out
• cross fires
• rhubarbs
• tussles
• differences
• scraps
• kickups
• argle-bargles
• set-tos
• hassles
• tangles
• protests
• argy-bargies
• fisticuffs
• vendettas
• run-ins
• attacks
• melees
• contentions
• catfights
• protestations
• objections
• logomachies
• affrays
• dissensions
• fracases
• free-for-alls
• fusses
• frays

3

as in noises

loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound

we could hear the brawl of the river rapids ahead of us before we could actually see them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noises
• roars
• rattles
• chatters
• commotions
• rackets
• cacophonies
• decibels
• dins
• clatters
• clamors
• discordances
• bowwows
• bluster
• bangs
• blares
• bruits
• discords
• dissonances
• katzenjammers
• clangors
• babels
• uproars
• booms
• tumults
• furors
• crashes
• blasts
• jangles
• hurly-burlies
• claps
• hubbubs
• hullabaloos
• rumpuses
• cracks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• silences
• stills
• quiets
• lulls
• calms
• hushes
• serenities
• tranquilities
• quietudes

brawls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of brawl

as in fights

to express different opinions about something often angrily

the Wilsons were always loudly brawling, and the neighbors were always shutting their windows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fights
• bickers
• quarrels
• clashes
• argues
• disputes
• squabbles
• debates
• rows
• spats
• tiffs
• wrangles
• hassles
• scraps
• locks horns
• falls out
• jars
• quibbles
• controverts
• altercates
• contests
• brabbles
• butts heads
• discusses
• argufies
• bandies words
• mixes it up
• challenges
• protests
• dares
• contends
• tangles
• objects
• kicks
• defies
• fusses
• cavils
• nitpicks
• considers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• consents
• agrees
• coexists
• accepts
• gets along
• concurs
• assents

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brawls

Noun

The Balboa Peninsula, which Stapleton represents on the council, has historically been an infamous hot spot for public drinking, disruptive parties and brawls throughout the summer and especially during the Fourth of July. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Interspersed with the adventure – and quite a few brawls with bad guys – are flashbacks to Kara’s time on Krypton and adopting Krypto. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Such brawls can ignite without warning, and are among the reasons humans are forbidden by county law to get within 50 feet of the horses. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026

Kennywood, a nearly 130-year-old amusement park outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is tightening its summer chaperon policy as parks around the country experience violent brawls and unruly teen crowds heading into the heart of the season. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026

The beach takeovers typically include brawls and underage drinking. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026

Bond's relative lack of experience and finesse also feeds into the chaos of all-out brawls. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026

Roma won the derby against Lazio 2-0, but there were brawls between the players after each of the goals. — ABC News, 17 May 2026

That kicked off 240-character brawls with other scientists who insisted that flu posed a greater risk than COVID-19. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 13 May 2026

Verb

As the man brawls with his in-laws, the boy is caught between two worlds, of male rage and female subjection. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026