Synonyms for logomachy
- noun
Most common
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Noun
war of words, words, debate, dispute, controversy, contention, strife, altercation, bickering, wrangling, wrangle, contestation, feud, brawl, quarrel, spat, tiff informal, squabble, disputation
Definitions
- n. 1
Dispute over the meaning of words
Related words
- Word family
- logomacher logomachic logomachist
Forms
- Plural
- logomachies → debates, disputes, controversies, contentions…
Example sentences
- debate The matter of his successor is still under debate.
- dispute Go is a game of dispute and conquest of territory.
- controversy She has waded into one controversy after another.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| logomachy | falling | |
| debate | rising | |
| dispute | steady | |
| controversy | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- feud1, spat1, tiff1
- 5 letters
- words1, brawl1
- 6 letters
- debate2, strife1
- 7 letters
- dispute2, quarrel2, wrangle2
- 8 letters
- squabble2
- 9 letters
- bickering3, wrangling3
- 10 letters
- contention3
- 11 letters
- controversy4, altercation4, disputation4
- 12 letters
- contestation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (debate2 = 2 syllables).