quarreled

Argued with hostility

Quarreled is the past tense of quarrel, meaning to argue or dispute angrily: They quarreled over money.

A quarrel is typically a heated disagreement between people who know each other—family members, friends, lovers.

It suggests emotional intensity rather than formal debate.

Also spelled quarrelled, especially in British English.

verbal

argued

Disputed verbally

wrangled · debated · contended · disagreed · snapped · sniped · rowed · tiffed · scrapped · clashed

emotional

hostility

Antagonistic disposition toward others

acrimony · ill will · bad blood · spite · friction · estrangement · alienation · enmity · rancor · grudge

relational

rift

Crack or estrangement

breakup · separation · alienation · rupture · breach · schism · parting · coolness · distance · tension

reconciliation

made up

Concocted or reconciled

apologized · settled · resolved · compromised · buried the hatchet · kissed and made up · cleared the air · truce · peace · olive branch

subject

money

Currency for transactions

family · inheritance · boundaries · respect · loyalty · infidelity · jealousy · priorities · religion · in-laws

Opposites
interpersonal harmony

quarreledagreed

Shared the same view

made up · harmonized · reconciled · concurred · got along

relationship state

quarreledreconciled

Restored to harmony

made up · made amends · mended fences · buried the hatchet · reunited

Phrases
Family

quarrel, quarreling, quarrelsome, quarrels, quarrelled, quarrelling, quarrelsomeness, quarrelsomely, quarrel with

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