Synonyms of wrangling

wrangling

verb

present participle of wrangle

as in bickering

to express different opinions about something often angrily

a town meeting at which local residents wrangled for hours about property taxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bickering
• arguing
• fighting
• quarreling
• clashing
• squabbling
• brawling
• debating
• quibbling
• disputing
• scrapping
• hassling
• discussing
• rowing
• controverting
• jarring
• falling out
• spatting
• tiffing
• altercating
• argufying
• brabbling
• contesting
• mixing it up
• butting heads
• locking horns
• contending
• tangling
• bandying words
• challenging
• daring
• fussing
• nitpicking
• protesting
• defying
• kicking
• objecting
• considering
• caviling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coexisting
• getting along
• accepting
• agreeing
• consenting
• concurring
• assenting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrangling

Democrats have had trouble wrangling a base of voters who should be Democrats but are restive and unsatisfied by the party. — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026

So even a decisive triumph for Democrats across on the country on Tuesday night could get caught up in weeks of wrangling and legal challenges before the party can move forward with its agenda. — Alexei Koseff, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

Cory’s mom, 57-year-old Sandy Gilbreath, is his constant travel partner, wrangling most everything — luggage, wheelchair repair, bathrooms, meals, showers and bedtime. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Tasked with wrangling roughly three dozen of those scientists toward consensus was Sally Benson, a geoscientist from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab who was co-leading the report’s chapter on underground storage of carbon. — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

During the following legislative session, after weeks of behind-the-scenes wrangling, Republican lawmakers settled on a plan to overturn the results. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

Johnson became host of Inside the NBA with its second season in 1990 and has been at the helm ever since, wrangling and playing off of analysts Kenny Smith (since 1998), Charles Barkley (since 2000) and Shaquille O’Neal (since 2011). — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

We were drawn to his energy, his inventiveness and his calm-cool that’s vital to wrangling so many different parts, people and palettes. — Ashley Sp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

But wrangling leaders in both countries to take action could be a long shot. — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026