Altercation and War

Altercation

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

War and altercation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "War" instead a noun "Altercation".

Nearby Word: altercate

War

War noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Usage example: the siblings always seemed to be at war with one another

Altercation and war are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Altercation" instead a noun "War".

Nearby Words: warship, wartime

How words are described

brief brief altercation brief war
short short altercation short war
small small altercation small war
entire entire altercation entire war
Other adjectives: real, violent, private, subsequent, recent, previous, resulting, ensuing.

Both words in one sentence

  • The resulting altercation is named the Regents' War.
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