Antonyms for quarrelled
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kwawr-uhl, kwor- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɔr əl, ˈkwɒr- |
Definition of quarrelled
Origin :- "angry dispute," mid-14c., originally "ground for complaint," from Old French querele "matter, concern, business; dispute, controversy" (Modern French querelle), from Latin querella "complaint, accusation; lamentation," from queri "to complain, lament." Replaced Old English sacan. Sense of "contention between persons" is from 1570s.
- verb disagree
- And, since they find it to be a shifting miracle of perfections, how are they to be quarrelled with?
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- She had the great advantage that not yet had he once quarrelled with her.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Here I quarrelled with the captain about some cotton wick, and I threw up my situation.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- At least, I had not quarrelled with the dear twain of the Cedars.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Now we can be sure of her, for she has just quarrelled with our dear Lady Delacour.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Tip had quarrelled with his ill-humour, and it had vanished.
- Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
- They had quarrelled, she thought, and each was disturbed at any notice bestowed on the other.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- Which of the two—the two fools who quarrelled about a woman.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- Ormond and he had always differed and often quarrelled on this subject.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- They quarrelled for another quarter of an hour over this amount.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for quarrelled
- altercate
- argue
- battle
- be at loggerheads
- bicker
- brawl
- break with
- bump
- carp
- caterwaul
- cavil
- charge
- clash
- collide
- complain
- contend
- contest
- cross swords
- differ
- disapprove
- dispute
- dissent
- divide
- embroil
- fall out
- feud
- fight
- find fault
- get tough with
- hassle
- have it out
- have words
- lock horns
- mix it up
- object to
- row
- scrap
- set to
- spar
- spat
- squabble
- strive
- struggle
- take exception
- take on
- tangle
- vary
- war
- wrangle
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