at loggerheads

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belligerent adj.
quarreling adj.
scrappy adj.

ADJECTIVE

belligerent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aggressive antagonistic bellicose combative contentious hostile ornery quarrelsome

STRONG

fighting flip mean militant

WEAK

ardent battling cantankerous fierce have a bone to pick have chip on shoulder have it in for hot hot-tempered on the outs pugnacious scrappy truculent warlike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable calm friendly kind peaceful

STRONG

peaceloving

WEAK

cooperative helping nice

ADJECTIVE

quarreling

Synonyms

STRONG

conflicting disputing

WEAK

at odds at variance

ADJECTIVE

scrappy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aggressive combative fierce ornery

WEAK

antagonistic ardent battling bellicose cantankerous contentious fighting flip have a bone to pick have chip on shoulder have it in for hostile hot hot-tempered mean militant on the outs pugnacious quarrelsome truculent warlike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm peaceful

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at loggerheads

Meanwhile Egypt has been at loggerheads with Ethiopia since the construction of a massive dam on the Nile, which Cairo views as an "existential threat".

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

He was not always at loggerheads with Trump.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

The Republic is thus at loggerheads with itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Switzerland's biggest bank UBS is currently at loggerheads with the government, which wants to tighten banking regulations following the implosion of Credit Suisse in 2023.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

Though we were then at loggerheads with the government, negotiations in and of themselves, I said, constituted a victory.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

at loggerheads

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