| Main Entry: | altercation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, often verbal |
Synonyms: |
argument, beef, bickering, blowup, bone of contention, brawl*, brush*, combat, contest, controversy, dispute, embroilment, flap, fracas*, fuss, go*, hassle, quarrel, row, rumble*, run-in, set-to, squabbling, tiff, words, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agreement, concord, harmony, peace, union, unity |
| Main Entry: | argue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally fight |
Synonyms: |
altercate, bandy, battle, bicker, break with, buck, bump heads, contend, cross, cross swords, disagree, dispute, face down, face off, feud, gang up on, get in one's face, go one on one, hammer, hammer away, hash, hash over, hassle, have at each other, have at it, jump, jump on, knock around, lock horns, mix it up, pettifog, pick an argument, put up a fight, put up a struggle, quarrel, quibble, rehash, row, sass, set to, sock it to, squabble, stick it to, talk back, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agree, harmonize, ignore, overlook |
| Main Entry: | argument |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | verbal fight |
Synonyms: |
altercation, beef, bickering, blowup, bone, bone of contention, bone to pick, brannigan, brawl, brush, clash, controversy, crusher, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, dustup, exchange, face-off, falling, feud, finisher, flap, fuss, gin, go*, hassle, knock down and drag out, knockdown, out, quarrel, rhubarb, romp, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, run-in, scene, scrap, set-to, shindy, spat, squabble, static*, stew, talking heads, tiff, words, wrangle |
| Main Entry: | attack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set to work |
Synonyms: |
buckle down, deal with, dive into, plunge into, set to, start in on, tackle, take up, tear into |
Antonyms: |
be lazy, slough off |
| Main Entry: | bout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | competitive fight |
Synonyms: |
bat, battle, boxing match, competition, contest, encounter, engagement, go, match, round, set-to, struggle |
| Main Entry: | brush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight |
Synonyms: |
clash, conflict, confrontation, encounter, engagement, fracas, rub, run-in, scrap, set-to, skirmish, tap, touch, tussle |
| Main Entry: | buckle down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work very hard |
Synonyms: |
address, apply oneself, attend to, bend, concentrate on, dedicate oneself to, devote oneself to, exert oneself, get serious, give, give oneself over to, keep close to, keep one's mind on, knuckle down, launch into, occupy oneself with, pitch in, plunge into, put one's hand to the plow, put one's nose to the grindstone, set to, swing into action, take the bull by the horns, throw, turn |
Antonyms: |
be lazy, ignore, relax |
| Main Entry: | clash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement or fight, often brief |
Synonyms: |
affray, argument, battle, brawl, break, broil, brush, bump, collision, concussion, conflict, confrontation, crash, difference of opinion, discord, discordance, disharmony, dispute, donnybrook, embroilment, encounter, engagement, fracas, fray, have a go at each other, impact, jam, jar, jolt, jump, melee, misunderstanding, mix up, opposition, rift, riot, row, rumpus, run-in, rupture, scrap, scrimmage, set-to, shock, showdown, skirmish, smash, wallop |
| Main Entry: | conflict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, warfare |
Synonyms: |
battle, clash, collision, combat, competition, contention, contest, emulation, encounter, engagement, fracas, fray, rivalry, set-to, strife, striving, struggle, tug-of-war, war |
Antonyms: |
agreement, calm, concord, peace, stability |
| Main Entry: | conflict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement, discord |
Synonyms: |
affray, animosity, antagonism, bad blood, brush, competition, concours, contention, contest, dance, difference, disaccord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, divided loyalties, faction, factionalism, flap, fray, friction, fuss, hassle, hostility, interference, meeting, opposition, row, ruckus, run-in, set-to, strife, variance |
Antonyms: |
accord, agreement, concord, harmony, peace |