Synonyms of butting heads

butting heads

phrase

present participle of butt heads

as in bickering

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of butting heads

The two longtime friends are still getting over butting heads in Season 2. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Everyone seems to be getting along except for Andriy and Bobby, who are already butting heads with Jude caught in the middle. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026

The comedian and the president began butting heads after a 2006 episode of The View. — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Both countries are publicly butting heads over a massive data leak at Coupang, a prominent online retail firm that is ubiquitous in daily South Korean life. — Kelly Kasulis Cho, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026