QUARRELED (WITH) Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

quarreled (with)

verb

variants or quarrelled (with)

past tense of quarrel (with)

as in objected (to)

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protested

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Greenspan protested the inaccuracies in subsequent filings, and Tinubu’s team later recanted the claims.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The assembly unanimously protested a fatal crash involving a Marine accused of drunk driving in 2017.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

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