Have a bone to pick


Synonyms for have a bone to pick
adj nasty, argumentative

combative
contentious
hostile
quarrelsome
ornery
bellicose
antagonistic

aggressive
militant
flip
fighting
mean
ardent
cantankerous

fierce
hot
hot-tempered
pugnacious
truculent
warlike
scrappy

at loggerheads
battling
have chip on shoulder
have it in for
on the outs

Antonyms for have a bone to pick

peaceful
friendly
kind

agreeable
calm
peaceloving

cooperative
helping
nice

Synonyms
adj belligerent

aggressive
antagonistic
argumentative
bellicose
cantankerous
choleric
combative

contentious
defiant
disputatious
hot-tempered
irascible
irritable
militant

petulant
pushing
pushy
quarrelsome
rebellious
salty
self-assertive

truculent
warlike
scrappy
brawling
chip on shoulder
itching to fight
ready to fight

Antonyms

kind
laid-back

easy-going
nice

Synonyms
adj belligerent

fierce
aggressive
combative
ornery
antagonistic
ardent
bellicose

cantankerous
contentious
fighting
flip
hostile
hot
hot-tempered

mean
militant
pugnacious
quarrelsome
truculent
warlike
at loggerheads

battling
have chip on shoulder
have it in for
on the outs

Antonyms

peaceful

calm

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