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单词 free-for-all
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-all 1 of 2

adjective

as in public
freely available for use or participation by all the public library has a free-for-all lending policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • public
  • open
  • unrestricted
  • communal
  • collective
  • shared
  • unregulated
  • free
  • available
  • accessible
  • common
  • unreserved

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • private
  • restricted
  • exclusive
  • limited
  • closed
  • off-limits
  • inaccessible
  • unavailable
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free-for-all

2 of 2

noun

1
as in brawl
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

  • brawl
  • clash
  • melee
  • altercation
  • donnybrook
  • mêlée
  • fracas
  • ruckus
  • fray
  • rough-and-tumble
  • skirmish
  • affray
  • row
  • tussle
  • fisticuffs
  • broil
  • ruction
  • scuffle
  • battle
  • contest
  • argument
  • scrimmage
  • conflict
  • horseplay
  • squabble
  • roughhousing
  • combat
  • dispute
  • spat
  • struggle
  • quarrel
  • tiff
  • scrap
  • wrangle
  • hassle
  • handgrips
  • kickup
2
as in chaos
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

  • chaos
  • jumble
  • havoc
  • mess
  • hell
  • confusion
  • disorder
  • disarray
  • anarchy
  • disorganization
  • heck
  • riot
  • tangle
  • messiness
  • shambles
  • disorderliness
  • welter
  • dishevelment
  • disarrangement
  • tumble
  • muddle
  • snake pit
  • clutter
  • muss
  • maze
  • mare's nest
  • chance-medley
  • labyrinth
  • misorder
  • lawlessness
  • disorderedness
  • maelstrom
  • misrule
  • snarl
  • web
  • mishmash
  • hodgepodge
  • morass
  • shuffle
  • medley
  • storm
  • litter
  • miscellany
  • motley
  • knot
  • bollix

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • system
  • order
  • plan
  • method
  • orderliness
  • pattern
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