Synonyms of bickering

bickering

verb

present participle of bicker

as in arguing

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

• arguing
• quarreling
• fighting
• squabbling
• clashing
• brawling
• wrangling
• debating
• quibbling
• 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
• nitpicking
• fussing
• daring
• challenging
• tangling
• protesting
• defying
• objecting
• kicking
• caviling
• considering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bickering

Like law enforcement agents everywhere, they’re disposed to bickering about jurisdiction or pumping each other for off-limits information. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

There’s striker Josie Gordon, bickering twin sisters Siobhan and Niamh, glove-shunning goalie Katie ‘Boots’ Quinn and couple Maddie and Margy. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Back at the base, the team is still bickering with the other troopers. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2026

After bickering with Percy over her involvement in the mission, Thalia ultimately drives away from the scene. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026

Establishment figures such as Jeffries and the party’s 2028 presidential candidates will need to grasp that the relationship between the DSA and the Democratic Party is not one of occasionally bickering siblings, but of parasite and host. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Several weeks back, Clark and White were caught bickering during a timeout huddle against the expansion Portland Fire. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 June 2026

The emotional distress may have stemmed from the family's extended trip together and bickering, his mother told USA TODAY on June 3. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 June 2026

While the concrete cured, the starting eight matches of the first-ever World Cup were relocated to Pocitos and Gran Parque Central, the home grounds of capital rivals Peñarol and Nacional, who'd been bickering since their first meeting in July 1900. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026