Synonyms of scuffles

scuffles 1 of 2

noun

plural of scuffle

as in skirmishes

a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups

several chairs were knocked over in the scuffle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skirmishes
• clashes
• fights
• battles
• tussles
• struggles
• brawls
• dustups
• confrontations
• altercations
• frays
• fracas
• contests
• scrimmages
• conflicts
• fracases
• duels
• combats
• scrums
• quarrels
• scraps
• fistfights
• disputes
• hassles
• fisticuffs
• melees
• blows
• squabbles
• affrays
• mêlées
• broils
• pitched battles
• spats
• battle royals
• mix-ups
• slugfests
• ruckuses
• disagreements
• punch-ups
• jousts
• controversies
• tangles
• ructions
• tiffs
• donnybrooks
• wrangles
• rows
• punch-outs
• battles royal
• contretemps
• battle royales
• rough-and-tumbles
• catfights
• misunderstandings
• battles royale
• fallings-out
• grapples
• free-for-alls
• face-offs
• falling-outs
• cross fires
• arguments
• kickups
• handgrips
• argle-bargles
• argy-bargies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truces

scuffles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of scuffle

1

as in shuffles

to move heavily or clumsily

she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffles
• stomps
• stumbles
• barges
• clumps
• lurches
• shambles
• scuffs
• lumps
• sloughs
• stamps
• flounders
• drags
• trudges
• tramps
• hauls
• stumps
• weaves
• plods
• galumphs
• pounds
• slogs
• lumbers
• staggers
• flops
• flogs
• blunders
• sways
• tromps
• waddles
• wabbles
• wobbles
• reels
• totters
• careens
• teeters
• dodders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slides
• waltzes
• glides
• whisks
• drifts
• floats
• hangs
• breezes
• hovers
• coasts
• wafts
• poises

2

as in wrestles

to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery

the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrestles
• fights
• brawls
• tussles
• grapples
• battles
• rassles
• duels
• combats
• wars (against)
• contends
• skirmishes
• punches
• hits
• strikes
• clashes (with)
• boxes
• spars
• bashes
• buffets
• slugs
• batters
• beats