BICKER Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈbi-kər

Definition of bicker

as in quarrel

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions after a prolonged bicker, they finally managed to find a movie that both of them were interested in seeing

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verb

as in to argue

to express different opinions about something often angrily if you two don't stop bickering about where to go to eat, we're not going out at all!

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Recent Examples of bicker

Verb

Back at the base, the team is still bickering with the other troopers. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2026 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 Throughout the film, Elle and Tao alternately bicker and give each other the silent treatment over Elle’s plans to go to Berlin after graduation to pursue a career as an artist. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Hikers bicker over the exact definition, but the core idea is a continuous backpacking trip on a long trail. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bicker

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bicker

Noun

Unlike Christian priests and medicine men, who generally command respect, rainmakers are sometimes seen as malicious people who retaliate against whole communities for quarrels with their neighbors.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors told a judge on Saturday that the encounter that led to a man being pushed to his death from a moving CTA Red Line train earlier this month began with a quarrel that escalated when the victim spat on two people.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of quarrel

Verb

The Chicago Teachers Union pushed to be part of the program anyway, arguing every dollar would help stave off potential layoffs or program cuts.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
When asked to make his case to midterm voters in an interview last week, Vice President JD Vance argued that Americans should give his party more time to deliver.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of argue

Noun

OpenAI finished the job less than a day later—timing that has led to a heated dispute between the latter two mathematicians and the company.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026
The dispute dates to March, when the government of then-President Rodrigo Chaves Robles closed Costa Rica’s embassy in Havana and gave Cuban diplomats until the end of the month to leave.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispute

Verb

Brian would have to report back home to his louse of a father to fight or be branded a traitor.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
Though religious thinkers will fight fiercely to show one of the stories to be the one that religion really sanctions, each Abrahamic religion has signposts pointing both ways.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of fight

Noun

If there's a disagreement about who did what, a judge will be asked to decide.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Working with Minhaj and Venkataramanujam, both first-time feature writers, meant frequent creative disagreements, Khan says, but never without purpose.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of disagreement

Verb

Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
Preparation has cultural and regional variations, but the seed is usually chewed with slaked lime and betel leaves, and chewing releases a red juice that's often then spat out.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of spat

Noun

The fatal incident began as a verbal altercation that ensued between Bickham and the group of four people, according to prosecutors.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
There was an alleged altercation between Dycus and a player’s parent in the locker room following Monday night’s 42-8 loss to New Smyrna Beach.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of altercation

Verb

There were the two seen squabbling with Jackie last month, another Shadow batted out of the nest before Luna and Sandy left and now eaglet KD1 is making her presence known.

— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
The squabbling banter between the two is priceless, even endearing.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

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