Altercation Synonyms and Antonyms

ôltər-kāshən
A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. argument
  2. bicker
  3. clash
  4. contention
  5. controversy
  6. debate
  7. difficulty
  8. disagreement
  9. dispute
  10. fight
  11. polemic
  12. quarrel
  13. run-in
  14. spat
  15. squabble
  16. tiff
  17. word
  18. wrangle
  19. hassle
  20. rhubarb
  21. tangle
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Words Related to Altercation

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. conflict
  2. See syn. study at
  3. scuffle
  4. bust-up

Altercation Sentence Examples

  • An altercation ensued.

  • He was admitted after an altercation, and found a warm welcome at the hands of his former teacher.

  • At the front an altercation occurred between an Austrian guide and a Russian general.

  • His action led to an altercation with Ossory, the son of Ormonde, in which Ossory used language for which he was compelled to apologize.

  • On this occasion an altercation occurred between him and his friend Gans, who in his notice of lectures on jurisprudence had recommended Hegel's Philosophy of Right.

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