Quarrel

/ˈkwɒɹ(ə)l/

Synonyms for "quarrel" (252 found)

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Noun(15 words)

row wrangle altercation altercations argueargue ardentlyargue forarguing argument barneys blowup bolt brawling brawls broils

actionaerial combataffray altercate altercation argue argumentarmored combatarrow arrowhead barb barney battlebattle royalbeef bickerbicker overbickeringblood feudbobbery

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bobtailed arrowbolt box brannigan brawl breach broil brush bullfight bump

Verb(6 words)

altercate argues argufy bickered bickers brawled

Strong matches (75)

cast outcat-and-dog lifecaterwaulchested arrowclashclash of armsclosecloth yard shaftcockfight collide combatcome to blowsconflict contendcontend aboutcontention contentiousness contest contestation controversy

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croakcut and thrustdart debate differ differencedifference of opiniondifficulty disaccord disagree disagreement discord disputation dispute dissension dissent divide dogfight donnybrookdonnybrook fairduel dust dustup embroilment encounter enmity exchangeexchange blowsexchange of blowsfallfall outfalling-out fence feud fightfight a duelfight overfightingfire fightflap flight flite

Verb(3 words)

caterwauled dispute feuded

Noun(10 words)

commotion conflict disagree dispute disputing dustupfamily feudfeuding feuds fights

Related words (126)

fliting fracas frayfree-for-allfussgive and takegive satisfactiongrapplegrapple withground combathand-to-hand combathand-to-hand fighthasslehave wordshave words withhostilityhouse-to-house combatimbrogliojoin issuejostle

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joustkilkenny catsknock-down-and-drag-outlitigation logomachy melee miff misunderstandingmix it upnaval combatopen quarrelpanepaper warpassage of armspitched battlepolemicquarrel overquarreling quarrelsomeness rassle reed rhubarb riot row ruckus ruction rumble rumpusrun a tiltrun-inrunning fightscramble scrap scrapping scrimmage scuffleset toset-to shaftsharp wordsshoving matchskirmishslanging matchsnarl spar spat squabblesquabble oversquabbling squallstand-up fightstreet fightstrife strive struggletake issue withtauromachythrust and parrythwart tiff tiltto-and-frotourneytug-of-wartussle variance vary vendetta volleywage warwarwar of wordswarfare words wranglewrangle overwrangling wrestle

Noun(20 words)

fracases infighting jangling mudwrestle projectile rowsrows of seedlingsrun-in scraps scuffles snit sparring spats spatting squabble squabbles tiffing tiffs words wrangles

Verb(6 words)

miffing scrap skirmished squabbled tiffed wrangled

Adjective(2 words)

unresolved conflictverbal dispute

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5 relation types

More general

13 entries

argue arrow conflict contend debate differencedifference of opiniondisagree disagreement dispute fence projectile

More specific

10 entries

armor piercing boltcontradict disputefamily quarrelheated quarrelrowshort boltsquabblesteel boltverbal quarrel

Collocations

12 entries

avoid quarrelsfamily quarrelhave a quarrelheated quarrelminor quarrelpetty quarrelpublic quarrelquarrel withquarrelsome attitudeschoolyard quarrelsettle a quarrelstart a quarrel

Inflections

5 entries

quarreled quarreling quarrelled quarrelling quarrels

Derivations

3 entries

quarreler quarreller quarrelsome

Sample sentences

34 total sentences available.

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What was the cause of your quarrel?

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I had a quarrel with him over money.

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Whenever they meet, they quarrel.

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Many a quarrel comes about through a misunderstanding.

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