Argument and Altercation

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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. In some cases you can use "Altercation" instead a noun "Argument", when it comes to topics like quarrel, conflict, disagreement, controversy. popular alternative

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. You can use "Argument" instead a noun "Altercation", if it concerns topics such as disagreement, dispute, fight, controversy. popular alternative

Nearby Word: altercate

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

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