FRACASES Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

fracases

noun

variants or British fracas

plural of fracas

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

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truces

as in brawls

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people police preparing for any fracas that might follow the soccer game

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Recent Examples of fracases Some have worried the fracas could blow back on other Ohio Republicans on the ballot. — Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 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

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Noun

This leads to even more behind-the-scenes skirmishes laced with character-centric comedy, as opposing factions align.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Ties between the two countries remain strained over their long-running Himalayan border dispute, which erupted into a deadly skirmishes in 2020 that saw soldiers from both sides use rocks and iron rods in brutal hand-to-hand combat.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of skirmishes

Noun

My childhood school in Denmark hadn’t been turned to rubble but into an emotional battlefield, a psychological groundhog’s day of explosive arguments, violent brawls—and brief, fragile truces that always shattered when the home bell rung.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
There are brawls over policy that lead to lawsuits, but the main drama is the 2023 school board election, where the Democrats hoped to reverse the Republicans’ 6-3 majority.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of brawls

Noun

Those clashes came as social unrest has set Europe's streets ablaze from France and Italy to Spain and Portugal, fueled by youth frustration over the state of public education, social services and the high cost of housing.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The presidency said the military deployment began the day after the clashes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of clashes

Noun

Other witnesses, including friends of Smith and Parker, recalled past altercations between the couple.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Images showed altercations between police and protesters, with officers using batons to strike demonstrators, who threw barriers.

— Joseph Wilson, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of altercations

Noun

There were messy confirmation fights over controversial Cabinet picks, the era of DOGE and back-and-forths over trade policy.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
In a preview of political fights to come over artificial intelligence, the data center industry is starting to spend money on elections for the first time.

— Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of fights

Noun

Known for risque stand-up comedy routines and battles with drugs and alcohol, Brand rose to prominence in the early 2000s, hosting television programs and his own BBC radio show.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Use it for dry skin, dry lips, dry cuticles, scars from cabaret battles.

— Lindy Segal, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of battles

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