Relationship Counseling Terms

verb to have or express a different opinion; to not be in agreement

• The two parties were vehemently disagreeing on the terms of the contract.
• They were constantly disagreeing about which movie to watch.
• They were beefing hard, always disagreeing on everything.
• Their opinions were like oil and water, constantly disagreeing with each other.

adjective capable of being reconciled or resolved

• The two theories are not reconcilable with each other and must be further examined.
• Their views on the matter are just not reconcilable, they'll have to agree to disagree.
• Their opinions are so different, there's no way they're reconcilable.
• Their relationship had reached a point where their differences were no longer reconcilable.

noun a noisy quarrel about something trivial

verb to engage in a noisy quarrel about something trivial

• The board members engaged in a lengthy squabble over the budget allocation.
• The siblings always seem to squabble over who gets to use the remote control.
• I overheard a squabble between the neighbors about the noise coming from the party next door.
• The two political parties continued to squabble over the proposed legislation, unable to reach a compromise.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific person, place, thing, or idea (e.g. advice)

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence (e.g. against)

• He decided to invest all his savings in the risky stock market against his financial advisor's advice.
• She went ahead and dyed her hair pink against her friend's advice.
• I know you told me not to, but I went ahead and texted my ex anyway.
• Ignoring the weather forecast, he went hiking up the mountain against everyone's advice.