Synonyms for wrangle
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Quarrel — to quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker
quarrel, squabble, bicker, dispute, contend, spat, tiff informal, row, argue, have words, debate, contest, argument, petty-fog, quibble, reason, spar, disagree, altercate, differ, argufy informal, clash
Noun
1. Controversy
controversy, strife, dust-up, run-in, bickering, altercation, words, contention, logomachy, disagreement, dissension
Definitions
- v. 1
To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
- n. 1
An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; an altercation.
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A dispute may be personal, fractious, and petty; a debate is formal and orderly; if otherwise, it becomes a mere wrangle.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- dispute Go is a game of dispute and conquest of territory.
- quarrel The quarrel left a gulf between the two families.
- squabble The diplomatic squabble flared into an open war.
- bicker The two siblings bicker without reason.
- brawl Sami and Farid had a brawl right before Christmas.
By length
- 3 letters
- row1
- 4 letters
- herd1, spat1, spar1, tiff1
- 5 letters
- words1, argue2, clash1, brawl1, munge
- 6 letters
- reason2, debate2, differ2, strife1, bicker2, fracas2, jangle2, argufy, higgle
- 7 letters
- contest2, dispute2, contend2, quarrel2, quibble2
- 8 letters
- argument3, disagree3, squabble2, haggling3
- 9 letters
- bickering3, altercate, logomachy
- 10 letters
- contention3, dissension3
- 11 letters
- controversy4, altercation4
- 12 letters
- disagreement4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (argue2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- disputer
- Italiano
- contestare
- Deutsch
- disputieren
- Català
- impugnar