Synonyms for altercate

Most common

argue · dispute · quarrel · wrangle · aggress

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To argue, quarrel or wrangle.

Forms

Past participle

altercated
e.g. altercated → disputed, quarreled, wrangled, argued…

Example sentences

• argue Mennad and Baya started to argue a whole lot more.
• dispute Go is a game of dispute and conquest of territory.
• quarrel The quarrel left a gulf between the two families.
• wrangle This contract dispute turned into a legal wrangle.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

argue², scrap¹

6 letters

argufy

7 letters

dispute², quarrel², wrangle², aggress²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (argue² = 2 syllables).