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squabble
Synonyms and Antonyms of squabble
- frightened by noise of the squabble, the cat hid under the couch
altercation, argle-bargle [chiefly British], argument, argy-bargy [chiefly British], battle royal, bicker, brawl, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, falling-out, fight, hassle, imbroglio, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, rhubarb, row, scrap, set-to, spat, tiff, wrangle
clash, run-in, skirmish, tangle, tussle
attack, contention, dissension (also dissention)
debate, difference, disputation
fuss, objection, protest, protestation
affray [chiefly British], fisticuffs, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée)
Synonym Discussion of squabble
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- a quarrel nearly destroyed the relationship
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- wrangle interminably about small issues
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- a loud public altercation
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- a brief squabble over what to do next
squabble
Synonyms and Antonyms of squabble
- the children squabbled loudly over who got to play with the toy first
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