| cross swords(verb, expression, fight, dispute, argue) |
| grapple(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight) |
| oppose(verb, meet, consider, play, fight) |
| pettifog(consider, dispute, cross, argue, disagree) |
| row(verb, fight, dispute, argue, disagree) |
| spar(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| tilt(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| altercate(verb, consider, oppose, fight, dispute) |
| bandy words |
| be in the running(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| bid(verb, play, fight, challenge, face) |
| break with(expression, dispute, argue, disagree, contend) |
| bump heads(verb, expression, consider, oppose, fight) |
| cavil(argue, disagree, tangle, differ, wrangle) |
| challenge(verb, play, fight, question, face) |
| chop logic |
| confute(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge) |
| contradict(verb, challenge, question, contest, impugn) |
| controvert(meet, consider, oppose, fight, dispute) |
| differ(verb, hold, consider, oppose, fight) |