Synonyms of brawling

brawling

verb

present participle of brawl

as in bickering

to express different opinions about something often angrily

the Wilsons were always loudly brawling, and the neighbors were always shutting their windows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bickering
• fighting
• arguing
• quarreling
• clashing
• squabbling
• wrangling
• disputing
• scrapping
• debating
• rowing
• quibbling
• jarring
• hassling
• spatting
• discussing
• controverting
• falling out
• altercating
• tiffing
• argufying
• brabbling
• mixing it up
• butting heads
• contesting
• locking horns
• bandying words
• daring
• contending
• challenging
• tangling
• protesting
• kicking
• nitpicking
• fussing
• defying
• objecting
• caviling
• considering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coexisting
• getting along
• accepting
• agreeing
• consenting
• concurring
• assenting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brawling

Combs was previously placed in solitary confinement after brawling with another inmate back in July. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Latino culture typecasts hombres as eternal machos always a few drinks away from brawling or bawling. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Both trips include a stop at the town jail after brawling with the locals, albeit this time John’s the one behind bars instead of Hal. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2026

Well, maybe everyone except for the fans escorted out of the right-field bleachers after brawling, another clip that went viral on social media. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Massive fights erupted at the Wisconsin State Fair during its chaotic closing hours Sunday, with viral video showing people in crowds throwing punches and brawling as police moved in to break up the mayhem. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

The perils of brawling with a bin Professor Tonge puts the likelihood of an upset at around 30%. — Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

English soccer fans have earned a reputation for violent hooliganism, hurling plastic chairs and brawling their way across the piazzas and boulevards of Europe. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 July 2026

And in an age of boorish, brawling Little League Parents®, perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned from our new friends in the horn hats. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026