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melee
noun
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How to pronounce melee:

Definition of melee:

melee (noun):
a confused struggle
a noisy riotous fight.
a noisy riotous fight or crowd
a hand-to-hand fight among several people

Synonyms for melee:

affray
altercation
bagarre
battle royal
biffo
brawl
broil
clash
disturbance
donnybrook
fight
fracas
fray
free-for-all
rough-and-tumble
row
ruckus
ruction
rumpus
scrimmage
scuffle
set-to
shindig
shindy
skirmish
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Antonyms for melee:

accord
agreement
aid
armistice
arrangement
calm
calmness
ceasefire
compatibility
concord
conformity
contentedness
disorganisation
disorganization
ease
entente
happiness
harmonise
harmonize
harmony
help
lull
method
obedience
order
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