brawl C2+ Topic:War & Conflict US /brɔl/ UK /brɔːl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a rough, noisy fight or quarrel A drunken brawl erupted outside the bar at closing time. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a rough, noisy fight or... fightscufflefracasmeleealtercationscrapquarrel ↔ Opposites peacetruceaccord Word family Derived forms brawlerbrawling Etymology AI details From Middle English braulen ('to quarrel, clamor'), of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative or related to Dutch brallen ('to boast') and Middle Dutch brouwelen. braulen Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # brawl **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /brɔl/ **IPA (UK):** /brɔːl/ ## Meanings 1. a rough, noisy fight or quarrel ## Examples - A drunken brawl erupted outside the bar at closing time. ## Synonyms - fight - scuffle - fracas - melee - altercation - scrap - quarrel ## Antonyms - peace - truce - accord ## Derived Forms - brawler - brawling ## Roots and Affixes - Root: braulen ## Etymology From Middle English braulen ('to quarrel, clamor'), of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative or related to Dutch brallen ('to boast') and Middle Dutch brouwelen. ## AI Etymology Brawl is from Middle English braulen ('to quarrel, clamor'), of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative or related to Dutch brallen ('to boast') and Middle Dutch brouwelen. Important recorded forms include braulen (Middle English). Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers a rough, noisy fight or quarrel. The wider family includes derived forms such as brawler and brawling. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown