brawled

Had a melee

Brawled is the past tense of brawl, meaning to fight noisily and roughly, typically in a public place: The two men brawled outside the bar until police arrived.

Brawling suggests chaotic, undisciplined fighting—more street scuffle than organized combat.

fight

scuffle

Brief disorderly struggle

clash · altercation · fracas · ruckus · confrontation · rumble · fisticuffs · affray · donnybrook · scrimmage

chaotic

pandemonium

State of utter confusion

  • mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
  • bedlamState of wild disorder
  • uproarNoisy public disturbance

commotion · turmoil · havoc · frenzy · tumult · free-for-all · riot · disturbance · ruckus · disorder

violent

punches

Forceful fist strikes

slugging · battering · pummeling · shoving · headlocks · haymakers · uppercuts · body slams · bloodied · bruised

angry

furiously

In an enraged manner

ferociously · aggressively · belligerently · pugnaciously · combatively · hostilely · violently · explosively · ragefully · wrathfully

Opposites
conflict vs. harmony

brawledmade peace

Resolved a dispute

reconciled · harmonized · united · agreed · cooperated

chaotic fighting vs. orderly interaction

brawleddueled

Fought formally one-on-one

sparred · negotiated · deliberated · conversed · parlayed

discord vs. agreement

brawledagreed

Shared the same view

concurred · collaborated · negotiated · compromised · mediated

Phrases
Family

brawl, brawling, brawls, brawler, brawlers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG