ALTERCATING Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

altercating

verb

present participle of altercate

as in bickering

to express different opinions about something often angrily this discussion is so silly we might as well altercate on how many angels can dance on the point of a needle

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Establishment figures such as Jeffries and the party’s 2028 presidential candidates will need to grasp that the relationship between the DSA and the Democratic Party is not one of occasionally bickering siblings, but of parasite and host.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Several weeks back, Clark and White were caught bickering during a timeout huddle against the expansion Portland Fire.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 June 2026

Definition of bickering

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Residents are fighting a proposal to build 192 apartments in seven buildings on a vacant slope near the Oceanside-Vista border just south of state Route 78.

— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026
That video cast Perry as a solider fighting battle in wartime scenes.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026

Definition of fighting

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On July 28, Mark Zuckerberg published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal arguing that superintelligence should be distributed as widely as possible and that concentrating it in a handful of institutions is the greatest risk AI poses to humanity.

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
That was, frankly, ridiculous, and our coverage said as much, arguing that this deep dive into one of Hollywood’s most notorious genre disasters deserved a much wider release.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 July 2026

Definition of arguing

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Now might not seem the moment for Democrats to be quarrelling, but many of them believe that the only way to build the Party back up is to remake it.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
The lack of money has, at times, led to quarrelling between the services - most notably pitting the navy against the army and the Royal Air Force.

— Ian King, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of quarreling

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Some people were seen burning cars, breaking store windows and clashing with riot police, who used tear gas and water cannon to subdue them.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
The final, which took place on Sunday, July 19, featured the tournament’s first-ever halftime show—and apparently, two of the performers were clashing backstage.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 20 July 2026

Definition of clashing

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