Synonyms of falling-out

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noun

ˌfȯ-liŋ-ˈau̇t 

as in altercation

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions

the two friends have been lonely and miserable since they had a falling-out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• altercation
• quarrel
• dispute
• disagreement
• controversy
• fight
• bicker
• argument
• misunderstanding
• brawl
• spat
• squabble
• contretemps
• set-to
• imbroglio
• tiff
• row
• feud
• skirmish
• disputation
• battle royal
• clash
• cross fire
• donnybrook
• wrangle
• debate
• rhubarb
• tussle
• run-in
• argle-bargle
• kickup
• tangle
• argy-bargy
• difference
• scrap
• hassle
• vendetta
• protest
• contention
• logomachy
• dissension
• protestation
• attack
• objection
• fisticuffs
• catfight
• fracas
• melee
• affray
• fuss
• free-for-all
• fray

falling out

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verb

present participle of fall out

1

as in bickering

to express different opinions about something often angrily

club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in proving

to come to be

I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proving
• coming out
• shaking out
• evolving
• turning out
• emerging
• developing
• panning out
• unfolding
• playing out
• working out
• germinating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of falling-out

Noun

Jones and Richards had a falling-out over actress and model Anita Pallenberg, who was Jones’s girlfriend before Richards moved in on her. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026

Pop is pure feeling, and U chronicles falling-outs, friendzonings, and other emotional events that are small in the grand scheme of life but still excruciating. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 28 May 2026

Verb

The years following Harry and Meghan’s departure to the US saw a public falling out with the wider royal family. — Max Foster, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

In 1905 Lizzie and Emma had a falling out, and Emma left Maplecroft. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026