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Synonyms for fracas

  • noun

Most common

brawl quarrel uproar altercation dust-up

All synonyms

Noun

1. Brawl — A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap

brawl, uproar, altercation, quarrel, disturbance, brouhaha, affray, kerfuffle informal, ruckus, commotion, tumult, rumpus, riot, hullabaloo, pandemonium, fight, mayhem, outcry, row, trouble, turmoil, fuss

Other

dust-up, hub-bub

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.

Forms

Plural
fracases → brawls, uproars, altercations, quarrels…

Example sentences

  • brawl Sami and Farid had a brawl right before Christmas.
  • quarrel The quarrel left a gulf between the two families.
  • uproar This has caused a huge uproar in the city.
  • altercation An altercation broke out between Dan and Linda.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fracasrising
brawlrising
quarrelfalling
uproarrising
altercationrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
row1
4 letters
riot2, fuss1
5 letters
fight1, brawl1
6 letters
mayhem2, uproar2, outcry2, ruckus2, tumult2, rumpus, affray
7 letters
trouble2, turmoil2, quarrel2
8 letters
brouhaha3
9 letters
commotion3, kerfuffle3
10 letters
hullabaloo4
11 letters
disturbance3, altercation4, pandemonium5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (riot2 = 2 syllables).