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Synonyms for dust-up

  • noun

Most common

brawl quarrel wrangle

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Quarrel — an argument or dispute

quarrel, run-in, brawl, row, wrangle, hassle, words, altercation, rumpus, ruction rare

2. Fracas — A scuffle or fight

fracas, ruckus

Other

kickup rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A scuffle or fight.

  2. n. 2

    An argument or dispute.

Related words

Other spellings
dustup

Forms

Plural
dust-ups → quarrels, run-ins, brawls, rows…

Example sentences

  • brawl Sami and Farid had a brawl right before Christmas.
  • quarrel The quarrel left a gulf between the two families.
  • wrangle This contract dispute turned into a legal wrangle.

By length

3 letters
row1
5 letters
words1, brawl1
6 letters
hassle2, ruckus2, fracas2, rumpus, kickup
7 letters
quarrel2, wrangle2, ruction
11 letters
altercation4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hassle2 = 2 syllables).