Synonyms for squabble
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
spat, bickering, brawl, altercation, fight, controversy, fuss, argument, contention, jangle, pettifoggery, feud, fracas, disagreement, strife, clash, affray, hassle, broil, logomachy
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A minor fight or argument.
The children got into a squabble about who should ride in the front of the car.
- v. 1
To participate in a minor fight or argument; to quarrel.
The brothers were always squabbling with each other.
Related words
- Word family
- squabblesome
Example sentences
- brawl Sami and Farid had a brawl right before Christmas.
- spat I couldn't believe he actually spat me on my face.
- altercation An altercation broke out between Dan and Linda.
- bickering All this bickering is starting to fray my nerves.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| squabble | rising | |
| brawl | rising | |
| spat | rising | |
| altercation | rising | |
| bickering | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- row1
- 4 letters
- fuss1, feud1, spat1, spar1, tiff1
- 5 letters
- fight1, argue2, clash1, brawl1, broil1
- 6 letters
- hassle2, barney2, strife1, bicker2, fracas2, jangle2, affray, niggle
- 7 letters
- dispute2, contend2, quarrel2, quibble2, wrangle2, brabble
- 8 letters
- argument3
- 9 letters
- bickering3, logomachy
- 10 letters
- contention3
- 11 letters
- controversy4, altercation4
- 12 letters
- disagreement4, pettifoggery
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (argue2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- guéguerre
- Italiano
- schermaglia