brawling
Trading blows publicly
Brawling describes noisy, rough fighting—the kind that spills out of bars or erupts at sporting events.
It suggests physical combat that's chaotic rather than organized: brawling fans, brawling in the streets.
The word can also describe anything loud and turbulent: a brawling stream.
Brief disorderly struggle
- tussleBrief physical struggle
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
- fisticuffsHand-to-hand combat
- punch-upPhysical altercation or revision
roughhouse · grappling · wrestling · rumble · free-for-all · donnybrook · affray · fracas
State of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
uproar · ruckus · riot · disorder · havoc · turmoil · rampage · disturbance
Angry verbal dispute
- squabbleTrivial noisy argument
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
confrontation · altercation · wrangle · spat · disagreement · contention · discord · shouting
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- pugnacityInclination to quarrel
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
- combativenessInclination toward conflict
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
intimidation · provocation · bullying · threatening · confrontational · truculent · quarrelsome · bellicose
scuffle
Brief disorderly struggle
- tussleBrief physical struggle
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
- fisticuffsHand-to-hand combat
punch-up · roughhouse · grappling · wrestling · rumble · free-for-all · donnybrook · affray · fracas · altercation
pandemonium
State of utter confusion
commotion · uproar · ruckus · riot · disorder · havoc · turmoil · rampage · disturbance · anarchy
quarrel
Angry verbal dispute
clash · confrontation · altercation · wrangle · spat · disagreement · contention · discord · shouting · heated
hostility
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- pugnacityInclination to quarrel
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
- combativenessInclination toward conflict
antagonism · intimidation · provocation · bullying · threatening · confrontational · truculent · quarrelsome · bellicose · feisty
- fighting movespunch, uppercut, kick, jab, elbow strike
- misdemeanorsmisdemeanor, petty theft, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, petty larceny
- aggressionhostility, violence, attack, fight, combativeness
- fightingboxing, kickboxing, MMA, judo, karate
- fightsfight, scuffle, scrap, tussle, fistfight
- misconductmisconduct, bullying, stealing, vandalism, cheating
brawlingpeacekeeping
Preventing or ending conflict
pacifist · nonviolent · nonaggressive · peaceful · unwarlike
brawlingdebating
Formal argumentative discourse
negotiating · mediating · discussing · arbitrating · dialoguing