Synonyms of spat

spat 1 of 2

noun

as in altercation

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions

like any couple, they have their spats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• altercation
• quarrel
• dispute
• controversy
• disagreement
• bicker
• fight
• argument
• brawl
• squabble
• misunderstanding
• row
• imbroglio
• falling-out
• tiff
• set-to
• skirmish
• contretemps
• feud
• disputation
• wrangle
• debate
• clash
• cross fire
• battle royal
• donnybrook
• rhubarb
• kickup
• tussle
• argle-bargle
• argy-bargy
• scrap
• tangle
• run-in
• protest
• dissention
• difference
• hassle
• vendetta
• attack
• logomachy
• contention
• protestation
• mêlée
• fisticuffs
• objection
• catfight
• melee
• fracas
• dissension
• fuss
• affray
• fray
• free-for-all

spat

2 of 2

verb

as in to bicker

to express different opinions about something often angrily

we tend to spat over money more than anything else

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bicker
• argue
• fight
• quarrel
• brawl
• clash
• squabble
• dispute
• wrangle
• debate
• row
• fall out
• scrap
• jar
• tiff
• quibble
• controvert
• discuss
• hassle
• altercate
• mix it up
• lock horns
• butt heads
• bandy words
• brabble
• argufy
• contest
• dare
• contend
• challenge
• tangle
• protest
• object
• kick
• defy
• fuss
• cavil
• nitpick
• consider

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• get along
• accept
• coexist
• agree
• concur
• consent
• assent

Examples of spat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Racing Ahead In Athletic Footwear Innovation Remember when Allyson Felix and Nike had that public spat? —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Oct. 2024

Trade wars are generally not successful, and while Trump may have in mind America’s trade spats with Japan (1987), the weight of past trade disputes going back to the Smooth Hawley Act suggest that there are better ways to guard American economic power. —Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024

Verb

South Carolina was on the east bank and Georgia on the west; the temperature was in the fifties, and gray clouds spat water in our faces. —Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023

Beyoncé just as effectively snarled and spat, working her voice into a throaty rasp or frantic lather that implied serious consequences for challengers and haters. —Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2023