Scuffle Synonyms and Antonyms

skŭfəl
To contend with an opponent at close quarters, as by attempting to throw him or her
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. tussle
  2. wrestle
  3. grapple
  4. affray
  5. brawl
  6. fight
  7. fracas
  8. how
  9. melee
  10. row
  11. scrap
  12. shuffle
  13. strife
Antonyms:
  1. make-peace
A physical conflict involving two or more
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. fight
  2. fistfight
  3. fisticuffs
  4. scrap
  5. tussle
  6. rumble
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To drag (the feet) along the floor or ground while walking
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shuffle
  2. shamble
  3. scuff
A hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. scuffle hoe
  2. dutch-hoe
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A rough disorderly struggle at close quarters.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. brawl

Words Related to Scuffle

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. conflict
  2. move
  3. touch
  4. punch-up
  5. altercation
  6. fire-fight

Scuffle Sentence Examples

  • She heard the sounds of a physical scuffle and another shot from Dan's direction.

  • About a year ago he got involved in a minor scuffle outside the school gates.

  • In a short scuffle the hero knocks out the baddie with a single punch.

  • The battle of Shiloh was a savage scuffle between two half-disciplined hosts, contested with a fury rare even in this war.

  • They started a scuffle, during which she received a fatal wound to her throat.

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