Altercation and Argument

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Altercation noun - An often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions.

Usage example: judging from all the slamming and banging, I'd say there was some sort of altercation going on next door

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Argument is a synonym for altercation in conflict topic. In some cases you can use "Argument" instead a noun "Altercation", when it comes to topics like disagreement, dispute, fight, controversy. popular alternative

Nearby Word: altercate

Argument noun - An often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions.

Usage example: the couple's arguments were often loud enough to be heard all over the neighborhood

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Altercation is a synonym for argument in debate topic. You can use "Altercation" instead a noun "Argument", if it concerns topics such as quarrel, conflict, disagreement, controversy. popular alternative

similar	similar altercation	similar argument
brief	brief altercation	brief argument
short	short altercation	short argument
nasty	nasty altercation	nasty argument
Other adjectives: small, entire, real, violent, minor, drunken, subsequent, verbal, previous, prior, resulting, ensuing.

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