Definitions

shouting match

NOUN

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Synonyms

STRONGEST

controversy dispute quarrel squabble trouble

STRONG

affray altercation bickering brawl castigation commotion disturbance fracas fray fuss lecture melee noise racket reprimand reproof riot rumpus run-in scrap set-to tiff tongue-lashing tumult uproar words wrangle

WEAK

falling-out knock-down-drag-out telling-off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreement peace

STRONG

calm calmness harmony order quiet silence tranquility

Example Sentences

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A vote over whether to work during lunch devolved into a shouting match.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Most social media platforms had yet to be fully algorithmized, making the process of logging on still feel like a conversation with distant friends and not a shouting match with billions of people.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

And I was in the Capitol a couple days ago when a shouting match broke out.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025

He’s in a shouting match with Dan, and their life together seems to be coming to an end.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

Behind me, where the casino boat was moored, a shouting match had erupted.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

shouting match

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