Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

ALTERCATION

Agreement 

The most appropriate antonym of the word altercation is agreement.

• Altercation means "a noisy argument or disagreement."
• Agreement means "a state of harmony or concord; a mutual understanding."

The other words do not have the same meaning as agreement.

• Parochial means "narrow-minded or limited in outlook."
• Bemuse means "to confuse or bewilder someone."
• Absence means "the state of being absent or not present."