altercations
Angry verbal clashes
Altercations are heated disputes or angry confrontations, typically loud but stopping short of physical violence.
The word suggests a quarrel that has escalated beyond calm disagreement: The altercation between neighbors brought police to the scene.
What started as a minor disagreement turned into a full-blown altercation.
Reasoned case or dispute
- shoutingVocally projecting loudly
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- heatedWarmed or passionate
exchange · yelling · insults · confrontation · disagreement · words · screaming · expletives
Disorderly group fight
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- fistfightHand-to-hand combat
- punchStrike with fist
- shovePush with force
grapple · blows · assault · wrestling · melee · tussle · skirmish · roughhousing
A distinct event
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
- witnessesThose who observe events
bystanders · spectators · viral · filmed · recorded · sidewalk · parking · lot
Domestic unit of residents
- familyRelated people together
- spousalOf a marriage partner
- partnersJoint venture participants
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
roommates · relatives · siblings · in-laws · escalation · intervention · mediation · restraining
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
heated · exchange · yelling · insults · confrontation · disagreement · words · screaming · expletives · accusations
brawl
Disorderly group fight
shove · grapple · blows · assault · wrestling · melee · tussle · skirmish · roughhousing · shoving
incident
A distinct event
- disturbanceDisruption of order
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
witnesses · bystanders · spectators · viral · filmed · recorded · sidewalk · parking · lot · bar
household
Domestic unit of residents
neighbors · roommates · relatives · siblings · in-laws · escalation · intervention · mediation · restraining · order
assault
Violent offensive act
police · report · prosecution · defendant · plaintiff · testimony · witnesses · evidence · restraining · order
- conflictsargument, fight, war, battle, dispute
- road ragetailgating, honking, cutting off, brake checking, middle finger
altercationsagreements
Formal mutual arrangements
harmonies · accords · peaces · reconciliations · unions
- physical altercationBodily conflict between people