Scuffle

/ˈskʌfəl/

Synonyms for "scuffle" (186 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Noun(8 words)

scramble tussle altercation altercations brawl brawling brawls bunfight

actionaerial combataffray agonize amblearmored combatbarge battlebattle royalbobberybowl alongbox brawl broil brush buffet bullfight bundle clashclash of arms

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close clump cockfight collide combatcome to blowsconflict contend contest

Verb(1 words)

brawled

Strong matches (55)

cuffcut and thrustdisorder dogfight drag duel embroilmentexchange blowsexchange of blowsfence feud fightfight a duelfire fightflounce foot footslog fracas fraygive and take

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give satisfactiongrapplegrapple withground combatgrunt and sweathalthand-to-hand combathand-to-hand fighthassle hippety-hop hitch hobble hophouse-to-house combathuff and puffjog jolt jostle joust jump limp lumber lunge lurch mincemix it upnaval combat

Noun(8 words)

dogfightdutch hoefight grappling hassle hustlemêléemêlées

Related words (93)

pace paddlepassage of armspeg piaffe piafferpitched battleplod prance quarrel rack rassle riot roll row rumblerun a tiltrunning fightsashay saunter

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scramble scrap scrimmage scuff scurry scuttle set-to shamble shovelshoving matchshuffle sidle single-foot skip skirmish slink slither slog slouch spar stagger stalk stampstand-up fightstomp straddle stragglestreet fightstride strive stroll struggle strut stump swagger swing tauromachythrust and parrytilt tittup toddle totter tourney traipse trip trudgetug-of-wartussle waddlewage warwamble war wiggle wobble wrestle

Noun(11 words)

rissarough-and-tumbleroughhouse rumbles scrap scrimmagesscuffle hoeskirmish slugfesttear uptussles

Verb(7 words)

scrimmaged shamble shuffle tussle tussled tussling wrestled

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More general

13 entries

battle combat competition conflict contend fight fighting hoe scrap struggle walk

More specific

7 entries

arena scufflehand to hand scufflescrap sparstreet scuffleticket line scuffletussle

Collocations

11 entries

hallway scuffleheated scuffleminor scufflephysical scufflepolice scufflepublic scufflescuffle breaks outscuffle during protestscuffle with fistsstreet scuffleverbal scuffle

Inflections

3 entries

scuffled scuffles scuffling

Sample sentences

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There was a scuffle in front of the store when the new product was released.

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Sami and Layla's scuffle became intense inside the car.

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A scuffle is not an organized bout: it is a free-for-all, with fists flying in any and all directions.

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Miroslav and Rima had a little scuffle over that.

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