Antonyms of adj bare-knuckle
1 sense of bare-knuckle
Sense 1
rough-and-tumble, bare-knuckle, bare-knuckled -- (characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism")
INDIRECT (VIA disorderly) -> orderly -- (devoid of violence or disruption; "an orderly crowd confronted the president")
Similarity of adj bare-knuckle
1 sense of bare-knuckle
Sense 1
rough-and-tumble, bare-knuckle, bare-knuckled -- (characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism")
=> disorderly (vs. orderly) -- (undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct")