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

Noticeably absent was his eldest son Brooklyn, who earlier this year posted on social media about having a falling-out with his family. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 12 June 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 two had a major falling out when Shakur pressed Snoop Dogg to take sides in the West Coast-East Coast rivalry. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Fedorov, a popular minister credited with modernizing Ukraine’s armed forces and accelerating the military’s embrace of technology and drone warfare, was dismissed last month after reportedly falling out with the country’s top military commander. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026