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SPAT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SPAT?

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Need another word that means the same as “spat”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “spat” in this overview.

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Spat as a Noun
Definitions of "Spat" as a noun
Synonyms of "Spat" as a noun (7 Words)
Spat as a Verb
Definitions of "Spat" as a verb
Synonyms of "Spat" as a verb (3 Words)
Usage Examples of "Spat" as a verb
Associations of "Spat" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Spat” are: bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, squabble, tiff, gaiter, acclaim, applaud, clap

Spat as a Noun

Definitions of "Spat" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “spat” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A young oyster or other bivalve.
A cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles.
A quarrel about petty points.

Synonyms of "Spat" as a noun (7 Words)

bicker	A quarrel about petty points.
bickering	A quarrel about petty points.
fuss	A quarrel about petty points. I don t know what all the fuss* is about.*
gaiter	Legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle. Gaiters to keep snow out of your boots.
pettifoggery	A quarrel about petty points.
squabble	A noisy quarrel about something trivial. Family squabbles.
tiff	A petty quarrel, especially one between friends or lovers. Joanna had a tiff* with her boyfriend.*

Spat as a Verb

Definitions of "Spat" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “spat” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval.
Become permanently attached.
Engage in a brief and petty quarrel.
Strike with a sound like that of falling rain.
Clap one's hands together.
Spawn.
Come down like raindrops.

Synonyms of "Spat" as a verb (3 Words)

acclaim	Praise vociferously. The conference was acclaimed as a considerable success.
applaud	Show approval or praise by clapping. Jill applauded the decision.
clap	Show approval of a person or action by clapping. The wings of the birds clapped loudly.

Usage Examples of "Spat" as a verb

Bullets were spatting the leaves.
Mollusks or oysters spat.
Oysters spat.
Bullets were spatting down on us.

Associations of "Spat" (30 Words)

altercation	A noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public. I had an altercation* with the ticket collector.*
argue	Persuade someone to do or not to do (something) by giving reasons. The evidence argues for your claim.
bicker	(of a flame or light) flash, gleam, or flicker. The restless wheels whose flashing spokes bicker* and burn.*
brawl	An uproarious party. He d got into a drunken brawl* in a bar.*
bustle	Move in an energetic and busy manner. The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance.
cavil	An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections. They cavilled at the cost.
commotion	A state of confused and noisy disturbance. They set off firecrackers to make a lot of commotion.
contentious	Involving or likely to cause controversy- Tim W.Ferfuson. A style described as abrasive and contentious.
disagree	Be of different opinions. The two approaches disagree* about how to explain the decentralization in the 1960s and early 70s.*
dispute	Resist (a landing or advance. The estate disputes that it is responsible for the embankment.
dissent	The act of protesting a public often organized manifestation of dissent. There was no dissent* from this view.*
fight	The inclination or ability to fight or struggle. The company intends to fight* the decision.*
flurry	A light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that. There was a brief flurry* of activity in the hall.*
fluster	Be flustered behave in a confused manner. The false start flustered me a bit.
flutter	An act of fluttering. A flutter* on the horses.*
fuss	A protest or dispute of a specified degree or kind. He didn t put up too much of a fuss.
nitpick	Engage in fussy or pedantic fault-finding. The state is nitpicking about minor administrative matters.
perturbation	Anxiety; mental uneasiness. The term distress connotes some degree of perturbation* and emotional upset.*
quarrel	An arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges. They had a quarrel.
quibble	Argue over petty things. Let s not quibble* over pennies.*
rash	Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences. It would be extremely rash* to make such an assumption.*
scuffle	Fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters. A drenched woman scuffled through the doorway.
sophism	A deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone.
sophistry	A fallacious argument. Trying to argue that I had benefited in any way from the disaster was pure sophistry.
squabble	Quarrel noisily over a trivial matter. Family squabbles.
stickle	Dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points.
tiff	A quarrel about petty points. Joanna had a tiff* with her boyfriend.*
tussle	Fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters. The demonstrators tussled with police.
wrangle	Herd and care for. The bar keeper threw them out but they continued to wrangle* on down the street.*