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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Noun

Seiden also had physical altercations with Araujo, says Allie, but her friend was afraid to call 911 or go to police for help.

Richard Fetzer, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
In December 2023, the prisons experienced five homicides at four prisons, and other serious incidents, including numerous deaths after altercations between inmates, and a Central State Prison inmate dying from cardiac arrest after being stabbed, treated at a hospital and returning to prison.

Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024

Definition of altercations

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