BRAWLS Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

brawls 1 of 2

noun

plural of brawl

as in clashes

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl

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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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of brawls

Noun

Other brewhouse brawls happen at Magnanimous Brewing in Tampa (Havoc And Haze) and Walking Tree Brewery in Vero Beach (Rooted In Chaos), often drawing 300 to 500 visitors, CCW co-owner Dan Ackerman says. —

Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026 While on-ice brawls are nothing new in professional ice hockey, flying fisticuffs have a history in the police and fireman face off from years past. —

Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026 The Avs and Stars haven’t had games devolve into all-out brawls like Tampa Bay and Florida have. —

Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026 The change had come following years of youth disturbances, including major brawls and nearby shootings. —

Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026 There are five consecutive brawls in the final two minutes, including one involving both goalies. —

Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026 This is a grand adventure and cracking good mystery awash with gaslighting, brawls, murders, red herrings and a secret society. —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026 And Escobar recalled how the Royals had a series of brawls with opponents in the 2015 season. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026 Madison Square Garden has issued a statement warning that anyone fighting at the arena could face a lifetime ban after multiple brawls broke out during an event on Friday. —

Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 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

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Noun

When the lawsuit was originally filed in October, Operation Midway Blitz was in full swing, with near-daily clashes between immigration agents and protesters on the streets and outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Broadview.

— Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Bieber has had clashes with the paparazzi, and has sent ambiguous messages over social media hinting at his sorrow.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026