melee (n.)
- ado
- bother
- brawl
- broil
- brouhaha
- brush
- commotion
- disturbance
- dogfight
- dustup
- embroilment
- fight
- fracas
- fray
- free-for-all
- fuss
- hash
- hassle
- hodgepodge
- hubbub
- jumble
- medley
- melange
- mishmash
- pastiche
- pother
- potpourri
- racket
- rampage
- riot
- rough-and-tumble
- row
- ruckus
- ruction
- rumpus
- scramble
- scrimmage
- shindy
- skirmish
- stew
- stir
- to-do
- trouble
- tumult
- turmoil
- uproar