Synonyms of fracases

fracases

noun

variants or British fracas

plural of fracas

1

as in skirmishes

a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups

the police broke up the fracas in the bar and threw both combatants in the lockup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skirmishes
• clashes
• fights
• battles
• dustups
• scuffles
• brawls
• struggles
• tussles
• altercations
• frays
• confrontations
• contests
• scrimmages
• conflicts
• duels
• combats
• scraps
• scrums
• quarrels
• disputes
• fistfights
• hassles
• fisticuffs
• donnybrooks
• pitched battles
• ruckuses
• affrays
• blows
• melees
• controversies
• squabbles
• broils
• ructions
• jousts
• mix-ups
• slugfests
• contretemps
• tangles
• disagreements
• rough-and-tumbles
• rows
• battles royal
• punch-ups
• spats
• wrangles
• misunderstandings
• punch-outs
• tiffs
• catfights
• arguments
• free-for-alls
• fallings-out
• grapples
• handgrips
• face-offs
• cross fires
• argle-bargles
• kickups
• argy-bargies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truces

2

as in brawls

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

police preparing for any fracas that might follow the soccer game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brawls
• altercations
• clashes
• affrays
• melees
• broils
• ructions
• skirmishes
• donnybrooks
• ruckuses
• rows
• rough-and-tumbles
• frays
• scuffles
• fisticuffs
• free-for-alls
• tussles
• disputes
• scrimmages
• arguments
• battles
• squabbles
• conflicts
• quarrels
• contests
• struggles
• spats
• combats
• wrangles
• scraps
• handgrips
• tiffs
• horseplays
• hassles
• kickups

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fracases

Readers will likely remember the fracas surrounding Patty García’s ascendency to the Democratic nomination, effectively a coronation. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

The fracas has only elevated the film’s profile, with every tweet that Musk has fired off igniting a new wave of coverage. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026

The political fracas reflects the toll that large-scale outbreaks have had on the public psyche. — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Logano and Larson will be on the front row Sunday, while Christopher Bell and Carson Hocevar — fresh off a pit-lane fracas with Ryan Blaney — will be behind them. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

From here, a fracas of colors, textures, and patterns permeates every last corner of this 57-room hotel. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Three of the six people injured in the top-floor fracas were police officers, according to Sgt. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

The fracas in the video, of course, is a distraction from the music that’s playing in the background, ostensibly a song from the record, which is notable since the announcement didn’t come with a track list or a single. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

South Lake Tahoe Mayor Cody Bass, arrested after a fracas outside a Tahoe-area bar last year, was found guilty of misdemeanor harassment in the September 2025 incident, the Tahoe Daily Tribune reported. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026