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

Her father and mother had divorced, but Juan Fernandez’s legend had been fixed as a brawling union leader and New Mexico state legislator. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

On the night of January 14, after some drinking, two young men started brawling and the incident turned bloody—an average Tuesday evening in this part of the city at this time. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Grammy award-winning singer Chris Brown to be sentenced over brawling at a London nightclub three years ago. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026

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