Synonyms of bickering

bickering

verb

present participle of bicker

as in quarrelling

to express different opinions about something often angrily

if you two don't stop bickering about where to go to eat, we're not going out at all!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quarrelling
• quarreling
• arguing
• fighting
• squabbling
• clashing
• brawling
• wrangling
• quibbling
• debating
• disputing
• discussing
• rowing
• scrapping
• hassling
• spatting
• jarring
• controverting
• falling out
• tiffing
• argufying
• altercating
• brabbling
• butting heads
• locking horns
• mixing it up
• contesting
• bandying words
• contending
• fussing
• nitpicking
• daring
• challenging
• tangling
• protesting
• defying
• objecting
• cavilling
• kicking
• caviling
• considering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coexisting
• getting along
• agreeing
• accepting
• consenting
• concurring
• assenting

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of bickering

Right out of the gate, the brothers are in a contentious mood, needling each other with elbows and bickering like little siblings. —Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024

On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again. —Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

Lehane urged some of the largest crypto investors and companies, many of whom were bickering on Twitter, to instead form a coalition devoted to changing the public narrative. —Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024

The set-piece of Jim and Huck telling their stories also lets Walker and Anderson have some fun with the two old coots bickering over details, each armed with the stubborn certainty of long years. —Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024