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plural of quarrel
Synonyms of quarrels
(Entry 1 of 2)
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
- a loud quarrel erupted at the next table over
Synonyms for quarrels
- altercations,
- argle-bargles
- [chiefly British],
- arguments,
- argy-bargies
- [chiefly British],
- battles royal
- (or battle royals or battles royale or battle royales),
- bickers,
- brawls,
- contretemps,
- controversies,
- cross fires,
- disagreements,
- disputes,
- donnybrooks,
- fallings-out
- (or falling-outs),
- fights,
- hassles,
- imbroglios,
- kickups,
- misunderstandings,
- rhubarbs,
- rows,
- scraps,
- set-tos,
- spats,
- squabbles,
- tiffs,
- wrangles
Words Related to quarrels
- attacks,
- contentions,
- dissensions
- (also dissentions)
- affrays
- [chiefly British],
- fisticuffs,
- fracases
- (or British fracas),
- frays,
- free-for-alls,
- melees
- (also mêlées)
quarrels
verb
present tense third-person singular of quarrel
Synonyms & Antonyms of quarrels (Entry 2 of 2)
to express different opinions about something often angrily
- the coach and the referee quarreled about whether the ball was in bounds
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