wrangled
Fought with words
Wrangled is the past tense of wrangle, meaning to argue or dispute noisily: They wrangled over the inheritance for months.
In American usage, especially the West, to wrangle is to herd or manage horses or livestock—a wrangler tends animals.
By extension, to wrangle something is to obtain it through persistent effort or maneuvering: She wrangled an invitation to the party.
Disputed verbally
- debatedFormally argued opposing views
- quarreledDisputed angrily
- bickeredArgued over trivialities
- squabbledArgued over trivialities
haggled · contested · clashed · feuded · sparred · tussled · grappled · battled
Gathered into confinement
- organizedSystematically arranged
- coordinatedArranged to work together
- handledManaged or controlled
- finagledObtained through craftiness
maneuvered · coaxed · cajoled · secured · obtained · arranged · gathered · rustled
argued
Disputed verbally
squabbled · haggled · contested · clashed · feuded · sparred · tussled · grappled · battled · fought
corralled
Gathered into confinement
- organizedSystematically arranged
- coordinatedArranged to work together
- handledManaged or controlled
finagled · maneuvered · coaxed · cajoled · secured · obtained · arranged · gathered · rustled · procured
lasso
Looped rope for catching
calf · rope · bucking · corral · herd · roundup · chaps · saddle · bull · chute
untangled
Separated what was knotted
wrestled · struggled · grappled · contorted · thrashed · tugged · yanked · pulled · disentangled · coiled
wrangledagreed
Shared the same view
concurred · harmonized · conceded · acquiesced · capitulated
wrangledreceived
Was given something
inherited · relinquished · surrendered · released · let go
- Jeep WranglerAmerican off-road SUV model
- wrangler jeansWestern wear denim brand
- data wranglingTransforming raw information for analysis
- animal wranglerTrainer for productions
- horse wranglerOne who manages equines
- baby wranglerFilm set child minder