war of words

noun phrase

: an argument in which people or groups criticize and disagree with each other publicly and repeatedly for usually a long time

Rival groups have engaged in a war of words over the new law.

Examples of war of words in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What started as a discussion on trans in sports eventually turned into a war of words with Cross acting as an elitist expert on this subject because his 8-year-old daughter has two trans friends at school, including one who turned trans at age 3. —Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Musk and Altman have been in a public war of words for months leading up to the trial. —Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026

Will the president’s war of words and punishment of the dissenting faith community escalate further? —Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026

Ukpo and the Los Angeles Police Department got into a bitter war of words over the decision to withhold the autopsy findings from the public last year. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for war of words

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• waterbirds
• birds
• curds
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• thirds
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• catchwords
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