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单词 free-for-alls
释义

free-for-all

noun

ˈfrē-fə-ˌrȯl How to pronounce free-for-all (audio)
: a competition, dispute, or fight open to all comers and usually with no rules : brawl
also : a chaotic situation resembling a free-for-all especially in lacking rules or structure
the press conference deteriorated into a free-for-all
free-for-all adjective

Synonyms

  • affray [chiefly British]
  • brawl
  • broil
  • donnybrook
  • fracas
  • fray
  • melee
  • mêlée
  • rough-and-tumble
  • row
  • ruckus
  • ruction
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Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

free-for-alls

noun

plural of free-for-all
1
as in brawls
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people during the play-offs, fans of the opposing teams clashed in the streets in several free-for-alls

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • brawls
  • clashes
  • melees
  • altercations
  • affrays
  • donnybrooks
  • fracases
  • ruckuses
  • broils
  • skirmishes
  • fracas
  • mêlées
  • fisticuffs
  • tussles
  • frays
  • rough-and-tumbles
  • scuffles
  • battles
  • rows
  • ructions
  • scrimmages
  • contests
  • squabbles
  • arguments
  • quarrels
  • spats
  • disputes
  • conflicts
  • combats
  • struggles
  • scraps
  • wrangles
  • tiffs
  • hassles
  • handgrips
  • horseplays
  • kickups
2
as in hells
a state in which everything is out of order it was a free-for-all when the doors to the arena opened and the crowd rushed in all at once

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hells
  • jumbles
  • messes
  • confusions
  • havoc
  • chaoses
  • disorders
  • anarchies
  • shambles
  • disorganizations
  • tangles
  • welters
  • hecks
  • disarrays
  • disarrangements
  • riots
  • mazes
  • snake pits
  • musses
  • mares' nests
  • muddles
  • labyrinths
  • mare's nests
  • tumbles
  • snarls
  • misorders
  • misrules
  • clutters
  • chance-medleys
  • maelstroms
  • dishevelments
  • hodgepodges
  • mishmashes
  • medleys
  • webs
  • morasses
  • shuffles
  • litters
  • miscellanies
  • knots
  • storms
  • motleys
  • bollixes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • systems
  • methods
  • plans
  • orders
  • patterns
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