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altercation - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | altercation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, often verbal |
| Synonyms: | argument, beef*, blowup*, bone of contention*, brawl*, brush*, combat, contest, controversy, dispute, embroilment, flap*, fracas*, fuss, go*, hassle, quarrel, row, rumble*, run-in*, tiff*, words, wrangle, bickering, set-to*, squabbling |
| Antonyms: | agreement, concord, harmony, peace, union, unity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brawl |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nasty fight |
| Synonyms: | affray, altercation, argument, battle, battle royal*, broil, clash, disorder, dispute, donnybrook, feud, fight, fracas, fray, free-for-all*, fuss, hassle, melee, quarrel, rhubarb*, riot, row, ruckus*, rumble*, rumpus, scrap, scuffle, squabble, tumult, uproar, wrangle, bickering, duke out |
| Antonyms: | peace, truce |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | controversy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | debate, dispute |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, beef*, brush, contention, difference, discussion, disputation, embroilment, falling-out*, flak, fuss, hurrah, miff, quarrel, row, rumpus, scene, scrap, squabble, strife, tiff*, words, wrangle, bickering, dissention, polemic, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | accord, agreement, forbearance, harmony, peace, quiet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | debate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discussion of issues; consideration |
| Synonyms: | agitation, altercation, argument, cogitation, contention, contest, controversy, deliberation, dialectic, disputation, dispute, forensic, hassle, match, meditation, reflection, tiff, words, wrangle, argumentation, blah-blah, controverting, mooting, polemic, rebutting, refuting |
| Antonyms: | agreement |
| Main Entry: | discussion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | talk with another |
| Synonyms: | altercation, analysis, argument, canvass, colloquy, conference, consideration, consultation, contention, controversy, conversation, debate, deliberation, dialogue, discourse, disputation, dispute, dissertation, examination, exchange, huddle, interview, meet, meeting, powwow*, quarrel, review, scrutiny, symposium, ventilation, argumentation, confabulation, excursus, groupthink, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dispute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | argument |
| Synonyms: | altercation, beef*, bone of contention*, brawl, broil, brouhaha, commotion, conflict, contention, controversy, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, discussion, dissension, disturbance, embroilment, falling-out, feud, fireworks*, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff*, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, rumpus*, squabble, squall, strife, tiff, uproar, variance, words, wrangle, bickering, polemic |
| Antonyms: | agreement |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dissension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict of opinion |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, contention, controversy, difference, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissent, dissidence, faction, flak*, friction, fuss, quarrel, scene, static, strife, trouble, variance, wrangle, bad vibes, bickering, clinker, disaccord, discordance, disunity, factionalism, sour note |
| Antonyms: | agreement, approval, authorization, concurrence, confirmation, peace, ratification |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | falling-out |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quarrel or altercation |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, bicker, brawl, clash, contention, disagreement, dispute, exchange, feud, fight, fracas, friction, fuss, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, run-in, snarl, spat, squabble, strife, tiff, sharp words |
| Main Entry: | feud |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | major argument; estrangement |
| Synonyms: | altercation, bad blood*, broil*, combat, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, enmity, faction, fight, fracas, grudge, hostility, quarrel, rivalry, row, run-in*, squabble, strife, vendetta, bickering, falling out |
| Antonyms: | agreement, friendship, comradeship |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fracas |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disturbance, fight |
| Synonyms: | affray, altercation, battle, battle royal*, brawl, broil*, brouhaha, dispute, donnybrook*, feud, flap*, fray, free-for-all*, hassle, melee, mix up*, quarrel, riot, row, ruffle, rumpus, run-in*, scrimmage, scuffle, squabble, stew*, trouble, tumult, uproar, words, bickering, knock-down-drag-out, ruction, set-to* |
| Antonyms: | calm, harmony, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fuss |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disturbance, trouble |
| Synonyms: | ado, agitation, altercation, argument, bother, broil*, bustle, commotion, complaint, confusion, controversy, difficulty, display, dispute, excitement, falling-out*, fight, flap, flurry, flutter, fret, furor, hassle, objection, palaver, perturbation, quarrel, row, ruckus, scene, squabble, stew*, stink*, stir, storm, to-do*, turmoil, unrest, upset, worry, bickering, kick-up, wingding |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hassle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | problem, fight |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, bother, clamor, commotion, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, inconvenience, quarrel, row, run-in*, squabble, struggle, trial, trouble, try, tumult, turmoil, tussle, uproar, upset, whirl, wrangle, bickering |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | imbroglio |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misunderstanding; fight |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, brawl, broil*, brouhaha*, complexity, complication, dispute, embarrassment, embroilment, entanglement, falling-out*, involvement, miff*, quandary, quarrel, row, run-in*, soap opera*, spat, squabble, bickering, flack, knock-down-drag-out |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peacemaking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | quarrel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement |
| Synonyms: | affray, altercation, argument, battle royal*, beef*, brawl, breach, broil*, combat, commotion, complaint, contention, controversy, difference, difference of opinion, difficulty, disapproval, discord, disputation, dispute, dissension, dissidence, disturbance, dust*, falling-out*, feud, fight, fisticuffs*, fracas, fray, fuss, hassle, misunderstanding, objection, rhubarb*, row, ruckus*, run-in, scrap, spat, squabble, strife, struggle, tiff, tumult, vendetta, wrangle, bickering, brannigan*, catfight, set-to* |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | run-in |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | argument |
| Synonyms: | altercation, brush, confrontation, contretemps, dispute, encounter, falling-out*, fight, hassle, quarrel, row, skirmish, tussle, bickering, set-to* |
| Antonyms: | agreement, harmony, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | skirmish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, battle, bout, brawl, brush, clash, combat, conflict, confrontation, disagreement, dispute, encounter, engagement, feud, fisticuffs*, fracas, fray, melee, quarrel, row, ruckus, rumble, run-in*, scrap*, scuffle, strife, tiff, tussle, war |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slugfest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, battle, battle royal*, bout, brawl, clash, conflict, dispute, donnybrook, engagement, feud, fisticuffs*, fracas, fray, free-for-all*, melee, riot, ruckus, rumble, struggle, tussle, war, dogfight |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dispute, quarrel |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, beef*, brouhaha, conflict, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, dissension, embroilment, falling-out, feud, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff*, misunderstanding, row, rumpus*, run-in*, squabble, strife, tiff, words, bickering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | squabble |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | argument |
| Synonyms: | altercation, controversy, difference, difference of opinion, disagreement, dispute, feud, fight, flap*, fuss*, hassle, quarrel, row*, scene*, scrap*, spat*, tiff*, words, wrangle, bickering, set-to* |
| Antonyms: | agreement, concurrence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | strife |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | struggle, battle |
| Synonyms: | affray, altercation, animosity, argument, blowup, brawl, clash, combat, competition, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, difference, disagreement, discord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, faction, fighting, friction, fuss, hassle, quarrel, rivalry, spat, squabble, static, striving, tug of war*, variance, warfare, words, wrangle, bickering, disunity, emulation, factionalism, squabbling, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | success, victory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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