bickers
Has minor spats
Bickers is the third-person singular of bicker, meaning to quarrel over petty matters.
People who bicker engage in small, persistent arguments rather than serious fights: The couple bickers constantly about whose turn it is to do dishes.
The word suggests irritating repetition—squabbling that recurs without resolution.
Attacks from cover
- nitpicksMinor, pedantic criticisms
- carpsCriticizes pettily
- nagsPesters without ceasing
- criticizesExpresses unfavorable judgment
complains · gripes · grumbles · cavils · haggles · argues · retorts · snaps
Minor heated disagreements
- quarrelsAngry disagreements between people
- spatsMinor verbal clashes
- disputesClashes over differing positions
- wranglesArgues or herds
tiffs · rows · disagreements · clashes · feuds · altercations · confrontations · scuffles
Lacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
- smallLimited in size
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
trifling · silly · pointless · senseless · childish · immature · juvenile · ridiculous
snipes
Attacks from cover
criticizes · complains · gripes · grumbles · cavils · haggles · argues · retorts · snaps · barbs
squabbles
Minor heated disagreements
- quarrelsAngry disagreements between people
- spatsMinor verbal clashes
- disputesClashes over differing positions
wrangles · tiffs · rows · disagreements · clashes · feuds · altercations · confrontations · scuffles · skirmishes
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
- minorScale with lowered third
- smallLimited in size
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
inconsequential · trifling · silly · pointless · senseless · childish · immature · juvenile · ridiculous · absurd
siblings
Fellow offspring
roommates · family · household · marriage · relatives · in-laws · coworkers · neighbors · colleagues · friends
bickersagrees
Holds the same opinion
concurs · harmonizes · gets along · cooperates · unites
bickersreconciles
Resolves differences between parties
makes peace · makes up · concedes · resolves · compromises
- bicker like a married coupleArgue with comfortable hostility
- bickering like a married coupleConstant minor arguing between intimates
- bickering like an old married couplePetty arguing born of intimacy
- bicker like an old married coupleFight without real stakes
bicker, bickering, bickered, bickerer, bickerers, bickerings