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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How to use spat in a sentence?

1. Nick Bisley:

   Until now it has been a diplomatic spat, we haven't seen it play out beyond the diplomatic and political realm, now it is imposing regulatory barriers without contravening the free trade agreement. We are going to see more of this and this will be the worst the relationship has been since diplomatic relations began.

2. Page Six:

   A CNN insider confirmed Buck went to CNN boss Jeff Zucker and asked to be taken off Cuomo’s show and moved to another department, which he agreed to, the insider denied rumors that Buck was given a significant pay-off to stay silent over her spat with the agitable anchor.

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. Donald Trump:

   We're having a little spat with China and we'll win it, we put a lot of tariffs on China today, as President Donald Trump on Friday know. They put some on us, we put a lot on them.

5. 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.