TIFF Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

tiff 1 of 2

noun

ˈtif

Definition of tiff

as in quarrel

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions got into a little tiff about what color sheets to buy for their bed

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verb

as in to bicker

to express different opinions about something often angrily like any couple, they occasionally tiff, but it's never anything serious

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Recent Examples of tiff

Noun

The latest round of the trade tiff between the countries is heating up again, following a new round of Canadian tariffs imposed by the White House last month. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 In December 2025, a letter to fans announced that Northwest Indiana was on the table after a tiff over Illinois property taxes. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Naturally, DeChambeau got into a verbal tiff with Nick Faldo afterward. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 July 2026 His tiff with Lindsay is a prime example. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tiff

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Noun

In the first incident, a 47-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in the upper body during a quarrel with his killer outside a Bronx homeless shelter on Sedgwick Ave.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
When a quarrel over an inheritance revives old hostilities, their relationship comes under pressure from greed and treachery in a conflict not of their making.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of quarrel

Verb

This, in turn, affects another scene (albeit a smaller one) in which Ravana and his siblings bicker over whether to kidnap Sita in the first place.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026
The two are fond but sick of each other, at times bickering with real melancholy and malice.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of bicker

Noun

On Friday, Benson's family told CBS News Detroit that the incident stemmed from an altercation that happened years prior.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Wallace was charged in federal court last month on the same day that her successor, Cody Bass, was ordered to spend 10 days in a Douglas County, Nevada, jail for a harassment conviction stemming from an altercation at a brewpub.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of altercation

Verb

Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
Preparation has cultural and regional variations, but the seed is usually chewed with slaked lime and betel leaves, and chewing releases a red juice that's often then spat out.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of spat

Noun

Heemeyer owned a muffler shop in the town and had been engaged in a long-running series of property and zoning disputes with local authorities.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Having been through the NBA and NFL lockouts of 2011 and other labor disputes, McKenzie recalled just how much of a rush there can be on supplementing income if paychecks don’t resume.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of dispute

Verb

Dado is, though, as dedicated an avant-guardist as Chicago theater has seen, and there are times when that impulse to lean into symbolism fights a play heavily reliant on empathy and realism.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Decisions on how to fight the Knowles fire were driven by the desire to prevent the spread of cheatgrass and protect sage-grouse habitat and a downwind community, the report said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of fight

Noun

The groups seized on the recent Nvidia controversy, demanding hearings with now-former CEO Jensen Huang and Commerce Department officials.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Chinese spy allegations escalate Huang’s reported relationship with Powell adds another complication to an existing controversy.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of controversy

Verb

The department also filed a motion in support of a separate lawsuit filed in May that argues California violates national voting laws by failing to sufficiently remove ineligible voters from its rolls.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
In August attorneys for the state argued in front of the appeals panel that Morales Howard demanded more than the Constitution requires and pushed back against her understanding of what information a termination notice is required to include.

— Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

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