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

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

What turns him on is cryptic babes, brawling men and stagy fables of lust, rivalry and possession. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 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

Judo doesn’t look like brawling. — Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

Despite the ferocious domestic rivalries, the Tartan Army is considered among the world’s friendliest football fans, known for singing and mingling instead of brawling (even if only while their national team is playing). — Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026

This game is the ultimate in brawling adventure. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026

And in 2025, the Bearista cup caused a craze, with customers lining up overnight and, in some cases, brawling over it. — Nick El Hajj, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026