tussles
Rough physical struggles
Tussles are brief, vigorous struggles or scuffles—physical or figurative.
The word suggests something less serious than a fight: The kids had a tussle over the remote.
Political opponents engage in tussles over legislation.
A tussle with a problem implies grappling with difficulty: After a tussle with the instructions, I assembled the shelf.
Brief disorderly struggle
- brawlDisorderly group fight
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- shovingPushing with force
jostle · skirmish · fracas · fisticuffs · roughhousing · melee · scrapping · clinch
Verbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- squabbleTrivial noisy argument
- spatPetty verbal dispute
disagreement · argument · confrontation · wrangle · contention · feud · rivalry · standoff
scuffle
Brief disorderly struggle
- brawlDisorderly group fight
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
shoving · jostle · skirmish · fracas · fisticuffs · roughhousing · melee · scrapping · clinch · tangle
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
spat · disagreement · argument · confrontation · wrangle · contention · feud · rivalry · standoff · power struggle
tusslespeace
Freedom from disturbance
harmony · cooperation · truces · reconciliations · agreements
tusslessurrenders
Ceases resistance formally
capitulations · submissions · yields · concessions · acquiescences