RUCTION Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈrək-shən

as in brawl

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people the ruction ended with everyone involved getting arrested

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as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity the ruction outside the door prompted me to investigate what was going on

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Recent Examples of ruction An effort to send MIG’s to Ukraine in collaboration with Slovakia, which also uses the Soviet-era warplanes, also stumbled, largely as a result of Slovak political ructions, which led to a successful no-confidence vote in December against the country’s strongly pro-Ukrainian government. —

Lara Jakes Lara Jakes Michael Crowley Nick Cumming-Bruce Helene Cooper Matthew Mpoke Bigg Lara Jakes Anushka Patil Lara Jakes Lara Jakes Andrew Higgins Andrew Higgins Marc Santora Andrew Higgins Valerie Hopkins Nick Cumming-Bruce Nick Cumming-Bruce Valerie Hopkins Valerie Hopkins Marc Santora Eric Schmitt Anushka Patil Carly Olson Valerie Hopkins Eric Schmitt Eric Schmitt Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023 Realized against considerable early opposition, Sydney Modern was constructed during the pandemic and in the midst of ideological ructions convulsing museums worldwide. —

Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023 This week’s lira ruction was caused by Mr. Erdogan’s sacking on Saturday of the head of the central bank. —

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2021 Once again, waspish commentators noted, an American woman has caused a ruction in the British royal family. —

Danica Kirka, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2020 See All Example Sentences for ruction

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Lueders eventually co-founded Few and the Proud, the band that would evolve into Convicted and finally Harm’s Way, transitioning from power violence toward brawl-ready hardcore punk, with various strands of metal thrown in from one album to the next.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Jarred Cavan died of his injuries after being stabbed during a brawl just outside Milpitas High School in Santa Clara County on Tuesday afternoon.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026