- melee
- n1. fracas, free-for-all, donnybrook, brawl, Sl. rumble, Scot. collieshangie; fight, scuffle, tussle, fray, wrangle, row. Inf. set-to; fisticuffs, bout, spar, boxing match, scrimmage, skirmish, battle, heated battle, battle royal, hand-to-hand combat, brush, encounter.2. commotion, pandemonium, hubbub, clamor, racket, rumpus, Inf. ruckus, Inf. shindy; confusion, chaos, upheaval, jumble, mess; turmoil, tumult, turbulence, storm, outbreak, riot, Fr. emeute; agitation, excitement, disorder, disturbance, disquiet, unrest; uproar, imbroglio, broil, brouhaha, hullaballoo, hurly-burly; fuss, squabble, scrap, quarrel, affray, altercation, dispute, heated debate, Sl. flap
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.