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

My childhood school in Denmark hadn’t been turned to rubble but into an emotional battlefield, a psychological groundhog’s day of explosive arguments, violent brawls—and brief, fragile truces that always shattered when the home bell rung. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

There are brawls over policy that lead to lawsuits, but the main drama is the 2023 school board election, where the Democrats hoped to reverse the Republicans’ 6-3 majority. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

The Rek Humanoid Robot Fighting League is a fighting organization that hosts humanoid robot versus robot brawls in an undersized MMA cage. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026

These days, oversight hearings have degenerated into partisan brawls. — David Wippman, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Independent Russian media regularly report about returning veterans involved in assaults, drunken brawls and even killings. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

After the recent brawls, both teams released statements stressing the importance of a safe ballpark environment. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

Lex and Tesehki are stars of Zeus Network's Baddies reality show where brawls are commonplace. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

The season 2 trailer follows an earlier teaser trailer, which promised a few other bloody brawls. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 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