Synonyms of bickered

bickered

verb

past tense of bicker

as in quarreled

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!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quarreled
• argued
• fought
• clashed
• squabbled
• brawled
• disputed
• wrangled
• debated
• quibbled
• rowed
• discussed
• scrapped
• controverted
• hassled
• fell out
• locked horns
• jarred
• butted heads
• tiffed
• spatted
• altercated
• argufied
• contested
• mixed it up
• brabbled
• contended
• bandied words
• challenged
• dared
• protested
• fussed
• tangled
• objected
• defied
• nitpicked
• kicked
• caviled
• considered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreed
• coexisted
• concurred
• accepted
• consented
• got along
• assented

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bickered

King bickered with fans on social media. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

But Tilly and Gershon playfully bickered onstage as the former remembered things slightly differently, with Tilly saying the problem had more to do with a shot of her hand on Gershon's crotch that was deemed too realistic. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 June 2026

The video went viral, and the two eventually bickered about it on social media later Sunday night. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026

The pair have famously bickered over the past 20 years. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026

Pointing to elk heads mounted on the wall, the two jokingly bickered over who had bowhunted which. — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026

Jokic and Oklahoma City’s players had bothered each other and bickered all night. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026

The actors jokingly bickered about their history with the ceremony, with Cheadle remarking that Clooney hadn’t won since 2026 winner Timothée Chalamet was 3 years old. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026

On 33 occasions since 2017, Congress has been forced to pass emergency extensions to the flood insurance program, as lawmakers bickered over budgets and looming shutdowns threatened to disrupt it, according to a letter the National Association of Realtors sent to Congress ahead of the shutdown. — Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025