Synonyms of ruction

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noun

ˈrək-shən 

1

as in brawl

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

the ruction ended with everyone involved getting arrested

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brawl
• clash
• altercation
• melee
• ruckus
• row
• affray
• skirmish
• fracas
• rough-and-tumble
• fray
• broil
• scuffle
• tussle
• fisticuffs
• donnybrook
• quarrel
• free-for-all
• battle
• argument
• scrimmage
• dispute
• conflict
• combat
• tiff
• squabble
• horseplay
• spat
• contest
• struggle
• scrap
• wrangle
• roughhousing
• hassle
• kickup
• handgrips

2

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

the ruction outside the door prompted me to investigate what was going on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commotion
• disturbance
• stir
• turmoil
• fuss
• hurry
• noise
• racket
• storm
• row
• hurricane
• clatter
• coil
• to-do
• tumult
• rumpus
• bustle
• ruckus
• furore
• ado
• pother
• pandemonium
• moil
• clutter
• hubbub
• hullabaloo
• hoopla
• fun
• furor
• zoo
• roar
• ballyhoo
• welter
• uproar
• bluster
• squall
• kerfuffle
• bother
• bobbery
• upheaval
• blather
• stew
• shindy
• hurly-burly
• hubble-bubble
• hurry-scurry
• flurry
• helter-skelter
• foofaraw
• din
• hoo-ha
• whirl
• alarums and excursions
• unrest
• splore
• hurly
• clamor
• disorder
• cacophony
• outcry
• eruption
• outbreak
• howl
• hue and cry
• brawl
• williwaw
• outburst
• do
• scuffle
• melee
• flutter
• fray
• fracas
• fever
• fret
• flare-up
• tizzy
• lather
• dither
• hassle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rest
• peace
• hush
• stillness
• tranquility
• quiet
• calm
• quietude
• order
• orderliness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ruction

The ructions in financial markets were set against the concerning crosscurrent of a brewing financial crisis while damaging inflationary pressures remain. — Jason Karaian, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023

Realized against considerable early opposition, Sydney Modern was constructed during the pandemic and in the midst of ideological ructions convulsing museums worldwide. — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023

Once again, waspish commentators noted, an American woman has caused a ruction in the British royal family. — Danica Kirka, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2020

Deteriorating finances come at a bad time, however, with ructions in China’s money markets threatening to damp demand for corporate bonds. — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 21 June 2019

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