dust-ups
Brief angry clashes
Dust-ups is the plural of dust-up, an informal term for a fight, quarrel, or commotion.
The word suggests something brief and not too serious—more scuffle than brawl: The two players had a dust-up near the goal.
It often describes verbal confrontations or minor physical altercations that blow over quickly.
Disorderly group fight
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- tussleBrief physical struggle
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
- fisticuffsHand-to-hand combat
punch-up · fracas · rumble · free-for-all · scrimmage · affray · donnybrook · roughhousing
Reasoned case or dispute
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- spatPetty verbal dispute
- tiffMinor interpersonal dispute
- squabbleTrivial noisy argument
row · dispute · wrangle · bickering · confrontation · disagreement · contretemps · words
brawl
Disorderly group fight
fisticuffs · punch-up · fracas · rumble · free-for-all · scrimmage · affray · donnybrook · roughhousing · shoving
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
squabble · row · dispute · wrangle · bickering · confrontation · disagreement · contretemps · words · blowup
scuffle
Brief disorderly struggle
ruckus · hullabaloo · to-do · fuss · incident · episode · run-in · brush · skirmish · tangle
clash
Violent disagreement or collision
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
feud · rivalry · tensions · dispute · conflict · friction · hostilities · face-off · battle · skirmish
dust-upswars
Organized armed conflicts
pitched battles · total war · armed conflicts · escalations · crises
dust-upspeace
Freedom from disturbance
harmony · accord · agreements · reconciliations · truces
dust-upswars
Organized armed conflicts
battles · armed conflicts · hostilities · pitched battles · conflagrations
dust-up, dust, dusts, dusted, dusting, dusty, dustier, dustiest, dustiness