altercates

verb

present tense third-person singular of altercate
as in argues
to express different opinions about something often angrily this discussion is so silly we might as well altercate on how many angels can dance on the point of a needle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altercates
  1. argues
  2. fights
  3. bickers
  4. clashes
  5. quarrels
  6. falls out
  7. disputes
  8. rows
Verb
  • Crump argues that the punch itself is not in dispute, citing an incident report written by Arellano which describes the punch.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Conventional time-management advice, Schore argues, focuses almost exclusively on visible behaviors—meetings, email volume, scheduling techniques and collaboration practices.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of argues
Verb
  • First Officer Becca Bang (Ariana DeBose) fights to survive a hostile alien past.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In Westeros, everyone always fights about the Iron Throne—a chair like an iron cowlick, constructed with actual swords seized from vanquished enemies, jutting every which way.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fights
Verb
  • The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of bickers
Verb
  • The team-building process of the NFL sometimes clashes with the self-preservation process of human nature.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Avoid jumping to conclusions as the moon clashes with Mercury.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of clashes
Verb
  • The three bills also are not the first headline-grabbing action from Schroer, who serves as chair of the Senate’s hard-right Freedom Caucus, which frequently quarrels with GOP leadership.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of quarrels
Verb
  • Agents propose the move, make it and book it, and the audit trail falls out as a byproduct instead of getting reconstructed three weeks later.
    — Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Shake another team’s tree and see if a toolsy player falls out.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of falls out
Verb
  • The limit was established by Congress and critics argue it cannot be removed by the agency alone — though Carr disputes that interpretation.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Sharkey disputes the notion that Elliott helped force him into early retirement after 16 years as a legislator and four years as Speaker.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of disputes
Verb
  • After kidnapping Sam, Borden rows away from shore and raises a shotgun to his chin.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • Santorini’s traditional kouloura vines are not trained upward like the vineyard rows many travelers know.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of rows
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“Altercates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altercates. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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