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View synonyms for free-for-all
free-for-all
[ free-fer-awl ]
noun
- a fight, argument, contest, etc., open to everyone and usually without rules.
Synonyms: donnybrook, melee, scrap, fracas, brawl
- any competition or contested situation that is disordered, impulsive, or out of control:
a free-for-all at the buffet table.
- Informal. any enterprise or field of endeavor in which various companies, countries, participants, etc., compete without restriction:
a price-cutting free-for-all among local stores.
adjective
- open to everyone.
free-for-all
noun
- informal.a disorganized brawl or argument, usually involving all those present
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Word History and Origins
Origin of free-for-all1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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