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

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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

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Recent Examples of disagreements Some states chose not to send representatives; several of them cited disagreements with the partisan mission. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 3 July 2026 The city commission reached a major step forward on the project after months of delays and disagreements over the best way to replace the old City Hall, which was damaged beyond repair by the historic flooding of April 2023. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 Negotiators had been unable to bridge disagreements over how to finance the combined entity, including credit-enhancement terms and collateral structure. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 July 2026 That persisted into 2026 amid disagreements over the Russian war on Ukraine, including Meloni’s rejection of a proposal by Britain and France to send European troops there following a possible ceasefire. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 That persisted into 2026 amid disagreements over the Russian war on Ukraine, including Meloni’s rejection of a proposal by Britain and France to send European troops there after a possible ceasefire. — Giada Zampano, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Here's the latest, and a look back on their other public disagreements. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 2 July 2026 The end came after years of disagreements between founding members John Lennon and Paul McCartney. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026 Competition is familiar, and structuring disagreements as a friendly competition with fellow participants helps establish expectations for a back-and-forth presentation and defense of your views, beliefs and values. — Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagreements
  1. disputes
  2. quarrels
  3. controversies
  4. altercations
  5. disputations
  6. fights
  7. debates
  8. arguments
Noun
  • Herzog won a power struggle in the front office, then quit anyway, amid disputes with ownership.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • According to Castillo, one of the most significant failures has been the tendency to treat many squatter complaints as civil disputes rather than criminal investigations.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of disputes
Noun
  • Rounding out the top five names were seven write-in votes for the Sacramento Capitals or Capitols — which could be nicknamed the Caps to avoid quarrels over the spelling — and six votes for the Sacramento Stingers or Sting, referencing the collegiate Sacramento State Hornets.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
  • In a 2024 study, researchers found that chimpanzee mothers tended to step in to defend their children in quarrels—say, over food or space in a tree—in about half of cases the researchers observed in the wild.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
Definition of quarrels
Noun
  • Before the latest scandal dropped, a New York Times/Siena poll released June 29 showed the multiple controversies were beginning to erode Platner's base.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin took over the department in March with the aim of keeping it away from the controversies that had marked the tenure of his predecessor, Kristi Noem.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of controversies
Noun
  • Multiple officials say that players are advised, outside of training sessions, to remain in the hotel complexes at all times to avoid any risk of altercations or safety risks in public.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Two people were stabbed during separate altercations and multiple arrests were made.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of altercations
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  • According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of disputations
Noun
  • Advocates viewed Cal/OSHA’S recognition of the detainees as workers as a victory that could pave the way for future labor rights fights at other detention centers in the state.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Losing title fights to Charles Oliveira (symbolic BMF belt), Ilia Topuria (featherweight), and Alex Volkanovski (featherweight).
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of fights
Noun
  • Bristol education officials have appointed a new principal of the city’s Bristol Central High School after weeks of contentious meetings and debates on the replacement process.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • Employees today are operating through a constant lens of disruption from artificial intelligence, to return-to-office debates, to shifting expectations around culture and leadership.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of debates
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  • During closing arguments Monday, Deputy District Attorney Daniel Gochnour said GPS data placed Vasquez’s phone at the site of both fires around the time each was reported.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • On Monday afternoon, the judge read the jury charge, giving the panel their instructions for deliberations, and attorneys for both sides made their closing arguments.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Definition of arguments

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