CATFIGHT Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

catfight

noun

Definition of catfight

as in tussle

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truce

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Recent Examples of catfight But even then that dustup lacks a satisfying catfight spark. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026 As the setup cycles through cinematic tropes and makes its way to a predictable catfight over who’s the true domestic goddess, Banks is terrific at communicating Carol’s wordless rage, her workplace competitiveness having shifted to the home front. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026 Over eight years, the show morphed into toxic catfights, backstabbing parents and even a bankruptcy fraud conviction for Miller. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 Scarred by infighting, the insecure NBC show eventually became a hate-watch for many and had all kinds of stereotypes, from diva catfights to sleazy directors to avaricious personal assistants. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for catfight

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Noun

Where Stiles’ and Ali’s upward momentum was suddenly dashed, podcast host Connor Wood and exhibition baseball player Jackson Olson’s tussle over the bottom spot became a race to the top.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
In the tussle between the two, Koya’s light gray robe flies up, exposing her undergarments.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of tussle

Noun

Authorities also reported tensions, scuffles and other incidents in the cities of Lyon, Nantes, Pau, Orléans, Rennes and Toulouse.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
The 15-year NBA veteran who has been in a number of scuffles and confrontations added another to his resume against the Phoenix Suns.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of scuffle

Noun

Nearby, a displeased lawyer squabbles about a case into his phone.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Using an acronym meant for minor zoning squabbles against resistance to a massive, 80 mph express train slicing through dense residential blocks is an arrogant posture that completely obscures the true nature of this unconscionable project.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of squabble

Noun

That dustup is typically followed by a defense in Puck’s media newsletter, the reflexively anti-rank-and-file outlet where some media bosses and spokespeople go to air grievances about their unruly staff.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
After the dustups, the offense went from taking blows from the defense to delivering some of its own.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

Definition of dustup

Noun

After a bloody skirmish with the orcs and wild men, an imposing figure arrives on horseback, grabbing one of the warriors and hurling him at Galadriel’s approaching horse.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was involved in a skirmish on Monday night.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of skirmish

Noun

On Friday, Benson's family told CBS News Detroit that the incident stemmed from an altercation that happened years prior.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Wallace was charged in federal court last month on the same day that her successor, Cody Bass, was ordered to spend 10 days in a Douglas County, Nevada, jail for a harassment conviction stemming from an altercation at a brewpub.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of altercation

Noun

In the first incident, a 47-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in the upper body during a quarrel with his killer outside a Bronx homeless shelter on Sedgwick Ave.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
When a quarrel over an inheritance revives old hostilities, their relationship comes under pressure from greed and treachery in a conflict not of their making.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of quarrel

Noun

Ahead of Leo’s arrival in Argentina, the first by a pope in nearly 40 years, Milei’s officials had dismissed the prospect of a political clash.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
That has to leave a bad taste in their mouth entering this week’s clash.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026

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