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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nastily argue |
| Synonyms: | altercate, brawl, caterwaul, cause a scene, cavil, dig, disagree, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, pick at, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, scrape, spar, spat, squabble, tiff, trade zingers, wrangle |
| Notes: | to bicker is to quarrel and to dicker is to haggle or bargain |
| Antonyms: | agree, concede, discuss |
| Main Entry: | brawl |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight nastily |
| Synonyms: | altercate, argue, battle, bicker, buck*, caterwaul, dispute, kick up a row, quarrel, raise Cain, roughhouse, row, rumble*, scrap, scuffle, spat, squabble, tussle, wrangle, wrestle |
| Antonyms: | make peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | caterwaul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make screeching, crying noise |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bicker, howl, quarrel, scream, screech, shriek, squall, wail, yell, yowl |
| Main Entry: | cut a deal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a deal |
| Synonyms: | bargain, barter, bicker, dicker, do business, hammer out a deal, negotiate, trade, work out a deal |
| Main Entry: | deal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do business |
| Synonyms: | bargain, barter, bicker, buy and sell, dicker, hammer out deal, handle, horse trade, knock down price, negotiate, sell, stock, swap, trade, traffic, treat, work out deal |
| Antonyms: | deny, refuse |
| Main Entry: | debate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | argue, discuss |
| Synonyms: | agitate, altercate, answer, bandy, bicker, bump heads, canvass, chew the fat, cogitate, confab, confute, consider, contend, contest, controvert, cross swords, deliberate, demonstrate, differ, discept, disprove, dispute, hammer away at, hash over, hassle, have at it, kick around, knock around, lock horns, moot, oppose, pettifog, pick a bone, prove, put up argument, question, reason, rebut, refute, rehash, set to, talk back, talk game, thrash out, toss around, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agree, go along |
| Main Entry: | differ |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clash; hold opposing views |
| Synonyms: | bicker, bump heads, contend, debate, demur, disaccord, disagree, discept, discord, dispute, dissent, divide, fight, go after each other, go at it, hit a clinker, hit a sour note, jar, lock horns, object, oppose, protest against, quarrel, squabble, take issue, vary, war |
| Antonyms: | agree, consent, harmonize |
| Main Entry: | disagree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | argue; hold differing opinion |
| Synonyms: | altercate, battle, bicker, brawl, break with, bring action, clash, contend, contest, controversialize, controvert, debate, differ, disaccord, discept, discord, dispute, dissent, divide, fall out, feud, fight, go for the jugular, haggle, have words, jump on, lay into, let have it, logomachize, object, oppose, palter, quarrel, quibble, rip, row, scrap, set to, skirmish, spar, spat, sue, take issue, take on, war, wrangle, zap |
| Antonyms: | accept, acquiesce, agree, concur, consent |
| Main Entry: | dispute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | argue |
| Synonyms: | agitate, altercate, bicker, brawl, bump heads, canvass, challenge, clash, confute, contend, contest, contradict, controvert, debate, deny, disaffirm, discept, discuss, disprove, doubt, gainsay, hassle, have at, impugn, jump on one's case, kick around, lock horns, moot, negate, pick a bone, quarrel, question, quibble, rebut, refute, squabble, take on, thrash out, toss around, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agree, give in, go along |
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