Synonyms of broils

broils 1 of 2

noun

plural of broil

as in brawls

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

a noisy broil broke out at the bar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brawls
• clashes
• affrays
• altercations
• melees
• fracas
• mêlées
• frays
• ructions
• rows
• skirmishes
• fracases
• donnybrooks
• ruckuses
• quarrels
• tussles
• scuffles
• rough-and-tumbles
• fisticuffs
• free-for-alls
• battles
• disputes
• squabbles
• arguments
• conflicts
• combats
• spats
• wrangles
• struggles
• scrimmages
• tiffs
• contests
• scraps
• handgrips
• horseplays
• hassles
• kickups

broils

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of broil

as in embroils

to place in conflict or difficulties

instead of broiling themselves in internal strife, they should band together against the common enemy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embroils
• traps
• tangles
• bogs (down)
• mires
• enmeshes
• ensnares
• embrangles
• entraps
• immeshes
• snares
• ensnarls
• entangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• releases
• liberates
• frees
• emancipates