Dustup and Truce

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Dustup noun - A physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups.

Usage example: he came home with a black eye from the dustup at the bar

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Truce is an antonym for dustup.

Truce noun - A temporary stopping of fighting.

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Dustup is an antonym for truce.

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Truce and Dustup. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dustup/truce

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