dustup
Minor angry exchange
A dustup is a quarrel, fight, or commotion—typically brief and not too serious: There was a dustup at the bar last night, The meeting turned into a dustup over budget cuts.
The word suggests something loud and messy but ultimately minor, more scuffle than brawl.
Disorderly group fight
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- tussleBrief physical struggle
- fracasNoisy disorderly fight
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
fisticuffs · punch-up · skirmish · ruckus · donnybrook · affray · set-to · scrap
Reasoned case or dispute
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- spatPetty verbal dispute
- tiffMinor interpersonal dispute
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
row · squabble · bicker · wrangle · contretemps · misunderstanding · falling-out · rift
brawl
Disorderly group fight
melee · fisticuffs · punch-up · skirmish · ruckus · donnybrook · affray · set-to · scrap · rumble
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
disagreement · row · squabble · bicker · wrangle · contretemps · misunderstanding · falling-out · rift · discord
kerfuffle
Noisy fuss or disturbance
hullabaloo · uproar · disturbance · fuss · to-do · stir · ado · flap · tumult · hubbub
- commotioncommotion, clamor, brouhaha, bedlam, hullabaloo
- disputesargument, beef, bicker, clash, conflict
- fightsfight, brawl, scuffle, scrap, tussle
- verbal fightsargument, quarrel, dispute, confrontation, shouting match
- controversiescontroversy, dispute, scandal, outcry, outrage
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
dustuppeace
Freedom from disturbance
truce · reconciliation · harmony · accord · agreement
dustupcalm
Free from agitation
tranquility · serenity · stillness · peace and quiet · smooth sailing
- dusted offRestored to active use
- dusting offRemoving settled debris
- feather dusterPlumed cleaning implement
- dusts offPrepares neglected item again
- crop dusterPlane for spraying fields
- dusty roadUnpaved path with loose soil
dusty, dusting, duster, dusted, dusts, dust storm, dusters, undusted, dust-up