Synonyms of quarrelsome
23 similar words · 6 opposite words
Another word for quarrelsome is combative. Other synonyms of quarrelsome are contentious, argumentative, discordant, fractious and belligerent. The opposite of quarrelsome is unquarrelsome.
Synonyms and similar words for quarrelsome
adjectiveArgumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
- belligerentAggressively hostile, eager to fight.
- combativeGiven to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
- contentiousGiven to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.
- litigious
- agonistic
- argumentativeProne to argue or dispute.
- bangsomeQuarrelsome.
- bellicoseWarlike or combative in nature; aggressively hostile.
- discordantOf people: disagreeing with each other; dissenting, quarrelsome.
- disputatious formalInclined to argue or debate; provoking debate.
- disputative formalTending to dispute.
- factious
- fractiousIrritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
- fratchety dialectalArgumentative.
- fratchyIrritable or argumentative.
- logomachicOf or pertaining to logomachy.
- pettifoggingPettifoggery.
- quarrelous USQuarrelsome; argumentative.
- squabblyHaving the tendency to squabble, argumentative.
- strifefulFull of strife; quarrelsome, polemic, contentious.
- unpacificNot pacific.
- debateful obsoleteContentious, argumentative, full of strife.
- rantankerous US, datedArgumentative; quarrelsome; cantankerous.
Opposite of quarrelsome
adjectiveMore antonyms
- calm
- mediationalOf or pertaining to mediation.
- nonargumentativeNot argumentative.
- peaceable
- unargumentativeNot argumentative; uninclined to argue.
- unquarrelsomeNot quarrelsome.
Meaning of quarrelsome
- adjective Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
quarrelsome in other languages
Questions about synonyms of quarrelsome
- What is another word for quarrelsome?
- Quarrelsome has 23 synonyms on Word.ws, such as combative, contentious, argumentative, discordant, fractious, belligerent, bangsome and strifeful.
- What is the opposite of quarrelsome?
- The opposite of quarrelsome is unquarrelsome.
- What does quarrelsome mean?
- Quarrelsome means argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
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