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broil

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of broil

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

a noisy broil broke out at the bar

Synonyms of broil

affray [chiefly British], brawl, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), rough-and-tumble, row, ruckus, ruction

Words Related to broil

battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, fisticuffs, handgrips, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, skirmish, struggle, tussle

horseplay, roughhousing

altercation, argument, dispute, kickup, quarrel, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle

broil

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of broil

to place in conflict or difficulties

instead of broiling themselves in internal strife, they should band together against the common enemy

Synonyms of broil

bog (down), embrangle, embroil, mire

Words Related to broil

enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, entrap, snare, tangle, trap

Near Antonyms of broil

emancipate, free, liberate, release

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