SQUABBLES Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of squabble

as in disputes

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions frightened by noise of the squabble, the cat hid under the couch

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verb

present tense third-person singular of squabble

as in bickers

to express different opinions about something often angrily the children squabbled loudly over who got to play with the toy first

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Recent Examples of squabbles

Noun

Season two is largely about power dynamics and money squabbles between players, co-workers, family members and friends. —

Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 The playground squabbles should be sorted out with a good clout round to the head. —

Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026 Nicky and Morgan get accidentally sucked into the vortex of a nasty crime syndicate after Morgan squabbles with a clerk (Boran Kuzum) about jewelry at a store and then filches it. —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026 But even with the reduced wishlist, many bills died in House-Senate squabbles. —

Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026 But the amount of water flowing downstream has been dropping due to a long-term drought at the same time, causing squabbles among the states over who gets how much for farming, drinking and industrial uses. —

Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026 Space multiple feeders out of sight to avoid hummingbird squabbles. —

Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026 In these squabbles, lies are told, stories are made up and the mantra that there are two sides to everything is proven false. —

Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026 Her 19 years at The Oklahoman included stints as metro editor, breaking news editor and mentoring dozens of reporters covering everything from suburban squabbles to tornado destruction. —

Carla Hinton, Oklahoman, 8 Feb. 2026

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Democrats see it as a frivolous investigation that lays the groundwork for disputes during the midterms and sows doubts about the integrity of the state’s electoral process.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
The agreement also settles two other disputes that have bogged down the case with appeals.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026