Synonyms for war of words
- noun
Most common
debate contest dispute controversy contention altercation bickering
All synonyms
Noun
debate, contest, dispute, controversy, contention, altercation, bickering, logomachy rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A heated exchange of threatening or inflammatory statements.
Example sentences
- debate The matter of his successor is still under debate.
- contest The presidential election is not a beauty contest.
- dispute Go is a game of dispute and conquest of territory.
- controversy She has waded into one controversy after another.
- contention It's always been a point of contention between us.
- altercation An altercation broke out between Dan and Linda.
By length
- 6 letters
- debate2
- 7 letters
- contest2, dispute2
- 9 letters
- bickering3, logomachy
- 10 letters
- contention3
- 11 letters
- controversy4, altercation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (debate2 = 2 syllables).