Altercation

/ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn̩/

Synonyms for "altercation" (112 found)

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Noun(12 words)

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argument battle beef bicker bickeringblood feudbrawl broilcat-and-dog lifecombat conflict

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Noun(7 words)

confrontation confrontations dispute dustup fight fracas fracases

contention contentiousness contest contestation controversycut and thrustdebate difficulty disagreement disputation dispute dissension donnybrookdonnybrook fairdust embroilment encounter enmity exchangefalling out

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falling-out feud fight fighting fliting fracas

Related words (56)

fray fuss hassle hostility imbrogliokilkenny catsknock-down-and-drag-outlitigation logomachy miffopen quarrelpaper warpolemic quarrel quarreling quarrelsomeness rhubarb row ruckus scene

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scrappingsharp wordsslanging matchsnarl spat squabble squabbling squall strife struggle tiff tilt tussle vendetta warwar of wordswarfare word words wrangle wrangling

Noun(14 words)

frays quarrel quarrelling rissarow sow seedsrowsrows of seedlingsscrimmage scuffle scuffles scuffling skirmish skirmishing wrangle

Adjective(1 words)

verbal dispute

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More general

9 entries

conflict confrontation dispute dustup quarrel row run-in words wrangle

More specific

4 entries

fistfightheated argumentmeleeverbal dispute

Collocations

5 entries

major altercationminor altercationphysical altercationpublic altercationverbal altercation

Inflections

1 entries

altercations

Derivations

3 entries

altercate altercated altercating

Sample sentences

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An 18-year-old male is in hospital after an altercation at a party last night.

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Tom had an altercation with a woman who tried to take his parking space.

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The chief of police told reporters that both a member of the public and a police officer had been injured in last night's altercation.

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Dan started a physical altercation with Matt.

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