CATFIGHTS Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

catfights

noun

plural of catfight

as in tussles

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catfights

Noun

That movie’s absurdities didn’t occur onscreen but in the subsequent legal tussles between its star, Blake Lively, and its director and co-star, Justin Baldoni.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
On Day 7, upsets and tussles, a huge deficit in the draws and a college tennis honor.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of tussles

Noun

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle noted that Indiana has now played two games that have resulted in multiple scuffles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026
Thousands of people marched through central Brussels in a protest that was largely peaceful, although some scuffles broke out with police, who used tear gas and water cannons in some instances.

— Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of scuffles

Noun

Warfield, for her part, is passionate about the resulting blend, which mixes life-or-death struggles with minor squabbles and humanizes the insular world of the upper crust.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
However, the business never turned a profit, failed to attract repeat customers and fell victim to internal squabbles.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of squabbles

Noun

The overtones of social significance are adroitly handled and make real sense in an era of tragic international quarrels.

— THR Staff, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Unlike Christian priests and medicine men, who generally command respect, rainmakers are sometimes seen as malicious people who retaliate against whole communities for quarrels with their neighbors.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of quarrels

Noun

Other witnesses, including friends of Smith and Parker, recalled past altercations between the couple.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Images showed altercations between police and protesters, with officers using batons to strike demonstrators, who threw barriers.

— Joseph Wilson, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of altercations

Noun

Those clashes came as social unrest has set Europe's streets ablaze from France and Italy to Spain and Portugal, fueled by youth frustration over the state of public education, social services and the high cost of housing.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The presidency said the military deployment began the day after the clashes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of clashes

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