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Synonyms for bickering

Most common

feud quarrel wrangling squabble

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Petty quarreling.

Forms

Plural
bickerings → squabbles, feuds, wranglings, quarrels…

Example sentences

  • feud There was a feud between Yanni and his ex-boss.
  • quarrel The quarrel left a gulf between the two families.
  • squabble The diplomatic squabble flared into an open war.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bickeringrising
feudsteady
quarrelfalling
wranglingrising
squabblerising

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

By length

4 letters
feud1, fuss1, spat1, tiff1
5 letters
words1, brawl1
6 letters
strife1, jangle2
7 letters
dispute2, quarrel2, wrangle2
8 letters
squabble2
9 letters
wrangling3, logomachy
10 letters
contention3, dissension3
11 letters
controversy4, altercation4, disputation4
12 letters
disagreement4, pettifoggery

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jangle2 = 2 syllables).

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