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wrangle

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of wrangle

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
  • There was a bit of a wrangle over how much money to give the high school for its sports programs.
Synonyms of wrangle

altercation, argument, battle royal, bicker, brawl, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, falling-out, fight, hassle, imbroglio, misunderstanding, quarrel, rhubarb, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff
Words Related to wrangle

clash, run-in, skirmish, tangle, tussle

feud, vendetta

attack, contention, dissension (also dissention)

debate, difference, disputation

fuss, objection, protest, protestation

fisticuffs, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée)

catfight

Synonym Discussion of wrangle

quarrel, wrangle, altercation, squabble mean a noisy dispute usually marked by anger. quarrel implies heated verbal contention, stressing strained or severed relations which may persist beyond the contention.
    • a quarrel nearly destroyed the relationship
wrangle suggests undignified and often futile disputation with a noisy insistence on differing opinions.
    • wrangle interminably about small issues
altercation implies fighting with words as the chief weapon, although it may also connote blows.
    • a loud public altercation
squabble stresses childish and unseemly dispute over petty matters, but it need not imply bitterness or anger.
    • a brief squabble over what to do next

wrangle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of wrangle

to express different opinions about something often angrily
  • a town meeting at which local residents wrangled for hours about property taxes
Synonyms of wrangle

altercate, argue, bicker, brabble, brawl, controvert, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, jar, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff
Words Related to wrangle

challenge, dare, defy

clash, contend, contest, tangle

cavil, fuss, nitpick

consider, debate, discuss

kick, object, protest
Phrases Synonymous with wrangle

bandy words, butt heads, lock horns, mix it up
Near Antonyms of wrangle

coexist, get along

accept, agree, assent, concur, consent

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