QUARRELLED (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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protested

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Over the past four months, community members opposing the sale have protested, started a petition with over 7,000 signatures, as well as forming the coalition and steering committee.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
In September, two girls from Skyview High protested by walking off the start line after the gun went off, and last week, about a dozen of his own teammates did the same thing.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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