fracas

Converse of object

• ensue: Kaunitz confronts Candy, and in the ensuing fracas Candy insults the German Army.
• follow: The incident followed a fracas at the Vibe Awards in Santa Monica, California on Monday night.
• cause: I didn't want to be accused of causing a fracas on the main concourse now, did I?
• result: The resulting fracas ended with riotous fighting in the streets.
• see: No doubt you saw the fracas I had on the touchline in the second half last night.

Adjective modifier

• little: First time I saw Billy was during the last little fracas.
• occasional: This is not to suggest, however, that council chambers are devoid of the occasional partisan fracas!
• minor: Mersey players were also involved in some minor fracas.

Noun used with modifier

• night: In Oxford today, fighting is confined to the occasional late night fracas, although the interests of town and gown are still divergent.
• family: The newly invented Windsor family managed to survive the family fracas of 1914-18.