QUARRELED (WITH) Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

quarreled (with)

verb

variants or quarrelled (with)

past tense of quarrel (with)

as in objected (to)

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Community members have protested for weeks, demanding Lienhard be reinstated.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Baghaei said Tehran protested the decision and summoned the Austrian chargé d’affaires, saying Austria was obligated as the host country to issue the visas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

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