Synonyms of butted heads

butted heads

phrase

past tense of butt heads

as in bickered

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of butted heads

Ron Howard recalled working with John Wayne on 1976 film The Shootist, where the veteran actor butted heads with director Don Siegel. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Newman lived down the hall from Jerry, and the two often butted heads, worsened by Newman’s participation in Kramer’s wild schemes. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

In the final embers of the match, Haaland and Gabriel literally butted heads, the latter appearing to shove his brow into that of his opponent. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026