Synonyms and antonyms of Arguments and arguing in British Thesaurus

argument (noun)

an angry disagreement between people

disagreement (noun)

a situation involving a lot of disagreements

conflict (noun)

angry disagreement between people or groups

dispute (noun)

a serious disagreement, especially one between groups of people that lasts for a long time

controversy (noun)

a disagreement, especially about a public policy or a moral issue that a lot of people have strong feelings about

quarrel (noun)

an argument, especially one about something unimportant between people who know each other well

row (noun)

a noisy argument

misunderstanding (noun)

an argument that is not very serious

fight (noun)

a situation in which people disagree or argue with each other

a war of words ()

a situation in which two people or groups continuously criticize each other in public because they disagree seriously about something

a battle of wills ()

a situation in which two people disagree, and each refuses to change their ideas or what they want

a blazing row ()

a very angry argument

a clash of personalities/a personality clash ()

a situation in which two people disagree because they have very different personalities

affray (noun)

a noisy argument or fight in a public place

a fight to the death ()

a fight or disagreement that ends when someone is killed or something is destroyed

all hell breaks loose ()

used for saying that something happens that makes people angry or upset, and they start fighting or arguing

altercation (noun)

formal a noisy argument

a matter for/of debate ()

something that people have different opinions about and argue about

argy-bargy (noun)

Britishinformal noisy arguments

ballyhoo (noun)

informal a lot of excitement or arguing about something, especially something that does not deserve the attention it is getting

barney (noun)

Britishspoken a loud argument

battlefield (noun)

a situation in which people disagree and cause problems for each other

blow-up (noun)

informal a sudden angry argument

blue (noun)

Australian an argument

breach (noun)

formal a serious disagreement

brush (noun)

a short argument or minor disagreement with someone

bust-up (noun)

Britishinformal a serious argument or fight

circularity (noun)

a situation in which a series of causes and effects leads you back to the original cause, producing an argument that does not mean anything

clash (noun)

mainly journalism a very angry argument between two people or groups

collision (noun)

a very serious argument

conflict (noun)

a situation in which it is difficult for two things to exist together or be true at the same time

confrontation (noun)

a situation in which people or groups are arguing angrily or are fighting

contention (noun)

formal disagreement between people or groups

contretemps (noun)

often humorous an argument that is not very serious

crossfire (noun)

angry words or actions between two people that may accidentally affect other people who are not directly involved

differences (noun)

disagreements about something

ding-dong (noun)

Britishvery informal a loud argument, accident, or fight

discord (noun)

formal disagreement between people

disharmony (noun)

formal a situation in which people are angry and arguing with each other

disputation (noun)

very formal a discussion in which people disagree strongly

disunity (noun)

a situation in which people are not in agreement or are not working together to achieve an aim

division (noun)

a disagreement between people, especially between people who belong to the same group

dogfight (noun)

a situation in which people argue or compete, especially in an unpleasant way

domestic (noun)

Britishinformal an argument or violence between people who live together. This word is used especially by the police as an informal word for domestic violence.

duel (noun)

an argument between two people

encounter (noun)

an occasion when people meet and fight or argue

exchange (noun)

formal an angry conversation

face-off (noun)

informal a disagreement or fight between two people or groups

faction (noun)

formal disagreement or fighting between small groups within a larger group

falling-out (noun)

informal an occasion when you have a disagreement with someone

feud (noun)

an angry disagreement between two people or groups that continues for a long time

flack ()

another spelling of flak

flak (noun)

informal criticism and argument

flare-up (noun)

an occasion when people suddenly start behaving in an angry or violent way

fracas (noun)

a noisy fight or argument

the fray (noun)

a fight or argument

free-for-all (noun)

informal a noisy fight or argument involving a lot of people

friction (noun)

disagreement

the fur starts to fly ()

used for saying that people are very angry and arguing with each other

hair-splitting (noun)

the activity of arguing about unimportant details or differences

hoo-ha (noun)

informal noisy excitement, arguments, or complaints

ifs and buts ()

attempts to argue against doing something or to suggest difficulties

infighting (noun)

disagreements over who has power or control among the members of a group or organization

knockabout (noun)

a very lively argument, for example between politicians

pitched battle (noun)

an angry argument or fight, especially one that continues for a long time

quarrel (noun)

a reason for not being friendly or for not agreeing with someone

rift (noun)

a disagreement between two people or groups

row (noun)

a serious disagreement about an issue between people, organizations, or countries

ruckus (noun)

mainly Americaninformal a fight, or a noisy argument

ructions (noun)

informal noisy protests, or a noisy argument

rumpus (noun)

informal a noisy argument or protest

run-in (noun)

informal an argument

running battle (noun)

an argument that continues over a long period of time

scene (noun)

a noisy argument or a strong show of feelings in a public place

schism (noun)

formal an occasion when one group divides into two groups because of a disagreement

scrap (noun)

informal a small fight or argument

set-to (noun)

informal a quick argument or fight

shouting match (noun)

a noisy argument

showdown (noun)

a big meeting, argument, or fight that finally settles a disagreement between people or proves who is the best

skirmish (noun)

an argument or a disagreement, especially a political one

skirmishing (noun)

arguments, especially political or legal ones

slanging match (noun)

British an argument in which people insult each other

smackdown (noun)

an angry disagreement or fight

spat (noun)

a short argument

split (noun)

a division of a large group into smaller groups because of a disagreement

split (noun)

a disagreement that causes a group to divide into smaller groups

stand-off (noun)

a disagreement or fight in which neither opponent can do anything to win or achieve their aim

strife (noun)

formal fighting or disagreement between people or groups

tangle (noun)

informal a fight, or an argument

tension (noun)

the feeling caused by a lack of trust between people, groups, or countries who do not agree about something and may attack each other

tiff (noun)

informal a minor argument, especially between people in a sexual or romantic relationship

toing and froing (noun)

a lot of argument or discussion about a particular thing

turf war (noun)

arguments between people or groups who each want to control a particular area

tussle (noun)

mainly journalism a disagreement between two people who are both trying to get or to achieve something

unpleasantness (noun)

a situation in which people get angry, violent, or upset

vendetta (noun)

a situation in which someone has angry and negative feelings towards someone else and keeps trying to harm them or to cause problems for them

war (noun)

often humorous a situation in which two people or groups of people fight, argue, or are extremely unpleasant to each other

warfare (noun)

fighting or serious disagreement between groups

war of words (noun)

an occasion when people or organizations criticize each other or argue in public

wrangle (noun)

an argument that lasts for a long time, especially an angry and unpleasant one