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quarreled

VERB

disagree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue bicker break with carp complain differ fall out feud spar squabble tangle wrangle

STRONG

altercate battle brawl bump caterwaul cavil charge clash collide contend contest disapprove dispute dissent divide embroil fight hassle row scrap spat strive struggle vary war

WEAK

be at loggerheads cross swords find fault get tough with have it out have words lock horns mix it up object to set to take exception take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree concur harmonize ignore

STRONG

approve endorse give in give up keep make peace retreat sanction surrender yield

Example Sentences

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Even after the 2024 pact, Overdeck and Siegel quarreled over whether either of them breached their contracts or fiduciary duties, a fight that went into arbitration last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He and journalist Joy Reid publicly quarreled following her exit last year from MSNBC.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Some San Cristóbal residents have even quarreled with Spanish-language professors and authorities at the Canarian Language Academy who contend that this way of speaking equates to nothing more than a linguistic game.

From Scientific American • Oct. 12, 2023

Israeli authorities and church officials have publicly quarreled over the crowd constraints for the past week.

From Washington Times • Apr. 15, 2023

“I have quarreled with my father and Laertes, who suspect our love and doubt your good intentions. They have been watching me. I feel like a deer beset by hounds!”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein