Synonyms of butt heads

butt heads

phrase

as in argue

to express different opinions about something often angrily

Our boss tries not to schedule Rosie and Mark for the same shifts, since the two often butt heads.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• argue
• fight
• bicker
• quarrel
• spat
• lock horns
• clash
• fall out
• row
• bandy words
• jar
• brawl
• dispute
• scrap
• brabble
• debate
• wrangle
• tiff
• argufy
• squabble
• controvert
• mix it up
• hassle
• discuss
• quibble
• altercate
• contest
• dare
• contend
• challenge
• object
• tangle
• protest
• kick
• defy
• cavil
• fuss
• consider
• nitpick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• get along
• accept
• consent
• agree
• coexist
• concur
• assent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of butt heads

As local and county officials butted heads over how to address the historic deficit, disagreements over how to avoid insolvency grew into an increasingly public power struggle. — Chaewon Chung august 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Coppola and cinematographer Gordon Willis butted heads on the first film. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

Acclivus also butted heads with former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration over CVI funding — a feud that Regan readily noted. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

In this pivotal Netflix miniseries, sisters Devon and Simone butt heads over the care of and responsibility for their father, Bruce. — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 6 Aug. 2026