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I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. i. quarrel, bicker, altercate, fall out. —n. falling out, quarrel, dispute, wrangle, spat, argument. See contention, discord.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. wrangle, bickering, quarrel, spat*; see dispute .
See Synonym Study at quarrel . v.
Syn. argue, disagree, fight; see quarrel .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
quarrel, dispute, argument, fight, tiff, disagreement, difference of opinion, controversy, row, wrangle.
ANT.: agreement, harmony, accord
II
v.
quarrel, dispute, argue, fight, have a tiff, disagree, have a difference of opinion, *lock horns, wrangle, contend.
ANT.: agree, get along
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To engage in a quarrel: argue, bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, tiff, wrangle. Informal: hassle, tangle. Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns. See CONFLICT. II noun A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed: altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. Informal: hassle, rhubarb, tangle. See CONFLICT.

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