Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun affray
2 senses of affray
Sense 1
affray, altercation, fracas -- (noisy quarrel)
=> quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup -- (an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words")
Sense 2
affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle -- (a noisy fight)
=> fight, fighting, combat, scrap -- (the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap")