Synonyms for spat
spætspat

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1. bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fussnoun

   a quarrel about petty points

   Synonyms:
   squabble, dither, pettifoggery, hustle, flap, bicker, tiff, hassle, stir, flurry, bother, ado, tizzy, bustle, pother, gaiter, trouble, fuss, bickering

2. spat, gaiternoun

   a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles

   Synonyms:
   fuss, bicker, squabble, gaiter, tiff, bickering, pettifoggery

3. spatverb

   a young oyster or other bivalve

   Synonyms:
   squabble, tiff, fuss, pettifoggery, bickering, gaiter, bicker

4. spatverb

   come down like raindrops

   "Bullets were spatting down on us"

   Synonyms:
   clap, acclaim, applaud

5. spatverb

   become permanently attached

   "mollusks or oysters spat"

   Synonyms:
   clap, acclaim, applaud

6. spatverb

   strike with a sound like that of falling rain

   "Bullets were spatting the leaves"

   Synonyms:
   clap, acclaim, applaud

7. applaud, clap, spat, acclaimverb

   clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

   Synonyms:
   clap, acclaim, herald, applaud, hail

8. spatverb

   engage in a brief and petty quarrel

   Synonyms:
   clap, acclaim, applaud

9. spatverb

   spawn

   "oysters spat"

   Synonyms:
   clap, acclaim, applaud

10. clap, spatverb

    clap one's hands together

    "The children were clapping to the music"

    Synonyms:
    acclaim, clap, applaud

Matched Categories

1. • Attach
   • Fall
   • Gesture
   • Hit
   • Legging
   • Quarrel
   • Spawn

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1. spatnoun

   Synonyms:
   [local, U. S.] petty dispute, petty quarrel, war of words

2. spatverb

   Synonyms:
   dispute, wrangle, quarrel, spar, bicker, jangle, squabble, TIFF, have words, have an altercation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. spatnoun

   Synonyms:
   tiff, quarrel, dispute, dissension

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1. List of paraphrases for "spat":

   spatin, psat, spit, seed, brawl

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1. A.E. Samaan:

   The Earth is nothing but phlegm spat out by the Sun, and our immediate solar system a whirlwind of boulders. There is no delicate balance.

2. Sebastian Gorka:

   Losing 14 minutes of audiotape in comparison to this is a little spat in the sandbox in the kindergarten.

3. Robert Sulek:

   I wish the government would think more carefully before starting campaigns like this, it's our wives who get spat on and have their veils ripped off in the street.

4. Jonathan Palmer:

   Everyone's watching you... you have to be a ruthless person and look out for yourself a lot. If you don't you are going to get spat out, i fully realize that I've got to make the most of it this year. Treat every year as if it could be your last. I can't leave anything on the table. I've got to hit the ground running in Melbourne.

5. Mark Brown:

   It's very hard to predict what will transpire, there isn't going to be any certainty over whether it's going to be a one-week spat or a two-year spat.