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| Main Entry: | beef |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong physical makeup |
| Synonyms: | arm, brawn, flesh, force, meat, might, muscle, physique, power, sinew, steam, strength, vigor, heftiness, robustness, thew |
| Main Entry: | beef |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complaint |
| Synonyms: | criticism, dispute, grievance, gripe, grouse, grumble, objection, quarrel, rhubarb*, squabble, bickering, protestation |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accusation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | charge of wrongdoing, fault |
| Synonyms: | allegation, arraignment, beef*, blast*, bum rap*, censure, citation, complaint, denunciation, dido, exposé, gripe, imputation, indictment, insinuation, roar*, rumble*, slur, squawk*, stink*, attribution, impeachment, incrimination, recrimination |
| Antonyms: | praise, exculpation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | brawn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | muscular strength and breadth |
| Synonyms: | beef, clout, energy, flesh, kick, meat, might, moxie*, muscle, power, punch, sock, steam, vigor, beefiness, muscularity, robustness, sinews, thew |
| Antonyms: | thinness, frailness, skinniness, slightness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | complain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grumble about |
| Synonyms: | accuse, ascribe, attack, beef*, bellyache*, bemoan, bewail, carp, cavil, charge, contravene, criticize, defy, demur, denounce, deplore, deprecate, differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, expostulate, fret, fuss, gainsay, grieve, gripe, groan, grouse, growl, grumble, impute, indict, lament, lay, moan, nag, object, oppose, protest, refute, remonstrate, repine, reproach, snivel, wail, whimper, whine, yammer, bitch, find fault, kick up a fuss, look askance, make a fuss, sound off, take exception to |
| Antonyms: | applaud, approve, commend, praise, recommend, sanction, be content, be happy |
* = 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: | 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: | fighting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | battle, encounter |
| Synonyms: | argument, battle royal*, beef*, bloodshed, blowup, bout, brush, combat, conflict, contention, dispute, donnybrook*, exchange, flap*, fracas, free-for-all*, go, hassle, hostility, joust, match, melee, mix, riot, roughhouse, row, rowdy, rumble, rumpus, run-in*, scramble, scrap*, scrimmage, scuffle, spat, strife, struggle, tiff, war, warfare, words, wrangle, brannigan, brawling, hell broke loose, punch out, set-to* |
| Antonyms: | peace, surrender, ceasefire |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grievance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complaint, gripe |
| Synonyms: | affliction, ax to grind*, beef*, bellyache*, blast, case, cross*, damage, distress, grief, grouse*, hardship, holler*, hoo-ha*, howl*, injury, injustice, kick, knock*, objection, outrage, pain, pain in the neck*, rap*, resentment, rigor, roar, rumble, sorrow, squawk*, stink*, trial, tribulation, trouble, unhappiness, violence, wrong, yell, big stink, flack, jeremiad |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flattery, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | moan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | groan, complaint |
| Synonyms: | beef, cry, gripe, grouse, grumble, lament, sigh, sob, wail, whine, lamentation, plaint |
| 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: | 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: | steam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy |
| Synonyms: | beef, force, might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, sinew, strength, vigor, vim |
| Main Entry: | bone of contention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference of opinion |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, beef, conflict, controversy, debate, disagreement, dispute, issue, problem, apple of discord, grounds for war, matter at hand, point in question, sore point, tender spot |
| Main Entry: | argument |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | verbal fight |
| Synonyms: | altercation, beef, blowup, bone, bone of contention, brawl, brush, clash, controversy, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, exchange, falling, feud, flap, fuss, go*, hassle, out, quarrel, rhubarb*, romp, row, ruckus, rumpus, run-in, scene, scrap, shindy*, spat, squabble, static*, stew*, tiff, words, wrangle, bickering, bone to pick, brannigan*, crusher, dustup, face-off, finisher, gin, knock down and drag out, knockdown*, ruction, set-to, talking heads |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power, control |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authorization, beef*, charge, clout*, command, credit, domination, dominion, edge, esteem, force, goods*, government, guts*, influence, juice*, jump, jurisdiction, license, mastery, might, permission, permit, pizzazz*, prerogative, prestige, punch, right, rule, say, steam, strength, stuff*, supremacy, sway, upper hand*, warrant, weight, word, zap*, leg up, might and main, pow, powerhouse, ropes, say-so, strong arm, what it takes, whip hand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | charge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accusation |
| Synonyms: | allegation, beef*, complaint, gripe, imputation, indictment, stink*, plaint |
| Antonyms: | exoneration, freeing, exculpation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | complaint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | statement of disagreement, discontent |
| Synonyms: | accusation, annoyance, beef*, cavil, charge, clamor, criticism, dissatisfaction, fault-finding, grievance, gripe, grouse, grumble, guff*, kick, lament, moan, objection, protest, rap, remonstrance, representation, reproach, rumble*, squawk, stink, trouble, wail, whine, CC, expostulation, jeremiad, plaint, protestation, remonstration |
| Antonyms: | applause, approval, commendation, happiness, praise, recommendation, sanction, contentedness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competition |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, battle, beef*, bone of contention*, combat, conflict, contest, controversy, difference, discord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, enmity, fight, flak*, hassle, hostility, quarrel, rivalry, run-in, scene, scrap, squabble, static, strife, struggle, variance, war, wrangle, belligerency, bone to pick, disaccord, disunity, feuding, set-to*, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | affection, consideration, friendliness, friendship, good will, kindness, sympathy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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