Synonyms of disagreements

disagreements

noun

plural of disagreement

1

as in disputes

variance of opinion on a matter

there was some disagreement about what color the missing sweater actually was

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disputes
• controversies
• disputations
• debates
• differences
• contestations
• dissensions
• difficulties
• contentions
• firestorms
• conflicts
• conflictions
• clashes
• nonconcurrences
• quarrels
• arguments
• discords
• dissensuses
• dissonances
• misunderstandings
• collisions
• fights
• struggles
• altercations
• strifes
• bickers
• disaccords
• divisions
• divarications
• combats
• fallings-out
• kickups
• set-tos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreements
• harmonies
• consensuses
• accords
• acceptances
• compliances
• unanimities
• concords
• peaces

2

as in quarrels

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions

a loud disagreement started as soon as we tried to order pizza for everyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disputes
• quarrels
• altercations
• controversies
• fights
• arguments
• bickers
• misunderstandings
• squabbles
• brawls
• disputations
• skirmishes
• imbroglios
• spats
• feuds
• tiffs
• differences
• wrangles
• clashes
• rows
• debates
• contretemps
• fallings-out
• battles royal
• donnybrooks
• cross fires
• rhubarbs
• tussles
• scraps
• argle-bargles
• kickups
• hassles
• set-tos
• objections
• argy-bargies
• tangles
• contentions
• protests
• vendettas
• protestations
• run-ins
• dissensions
• attacks
• logomachies
• fisticuffs
• catfights
• melees
• fracases
• affrays
• fusses
• frays
• free-for-alls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disagreements

The organization believes some of these conversations and disagreements among board members are drawing time and attention away from students, many of whom are Hispanic and come from Spanish-speaking backgrounds. — Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Told through Paula’s perspective, the story delves into the relationship between the two athletes, exploring the challenges, disagreements, and partnership that helped shape one of the most successful eras in Brazilian sports. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

The role requires technical literacy, customer and operator discovery, service economics and the ability to resolve disagreements across functions. — Mohammed Cherifi, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Chinese leader Xi Jinping departed Washington this afternoon after a three-day trip that led to no significant breakthroughs on the two country’s disagreements, including on AI, Taiwan and Iran. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Parents often work first with their child’s teachers and principals to resolve disagreements over whether a child with disabilities is receiving adequate support in school. — David Edward Dematthews, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

By following an idea through scholarship, students can see how terminology shifts, arguments develop, and disagreements emerge, and how their own writing enters that process. — Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026

They will be tasked with assigning a value to a human life in the absence of criminality or gross negligence, a tricky job made harder by vast disagreements between the two sides over how to measure loss. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The issue has been especially contentious in Northern Virginia, where disagreements over bathrooms, locker rooms, pronouns and parental notification have prompted clashes between state officials and local school boards. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026