Argue

/ˈɑː.ɡjuː/

Synonyms for "argue" (335 found)

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Closest matches (67)

Verb(10 words)

debate argues attitudinizes bandied battled bickered bickers brawled caterwauled contend

Adjective(2 words)

academic dissent caseappealing

Noun(14 words)

adducingadvocate of utilitarianismarguingassert a factbase a claimbickering brawls butt callathumpclaim supportclashesclearly assertcockfight construct

adumbrate affirm agitate allege altercate analyze announce annunciate approve argufy ask assert assever asseverate attest augur aver avouch avow balk

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bandy wordsbe construed asbe indicative ofbe significant ofbe symptomatic ofbespeak betoken bicker breathe canvass cavil characterizechop logicchoplogic claim clash concert confer conflict connote contend

Strong matches (101)

Verb(28 words)

contended contending contends controverts debated defended dicker differed disagreed disagrees discorded discuss discussed discusses disputed dueled editorialize editorialized editorializes elocute

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expostulated expostulates expound expounded fence feuded fight furthers

contest convincecross swordscut and thrustdebate declare defend demonstrate demur denominate denote differ differentiate disaccord disagree discept disclose discourse discuss display

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dispute dissent dissuadedraw indraw onentail enunciate establish evidence evince exhibit expostulate express fightfurnish evidencegive and takegive evidencegive indication ofgive tokengo to showhassle havehave it outhighlight hint hold identify illustrate imply

Noun(23 words)

contests debates debating deliberatingdiffer greatlydiffering disagreeing discourses discoursing discuses disputes duel dueling editorializing exchangingexplain verbexplaining expoundingfamily feudfeud

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feuding fights haggles

Adjective(1 words)

glib remark

Related words (167)

import indicate induce insist investigate involve issueissue a manifestojibjoin issuejustifylay downlock hornslogomachize maintain manifest manifesto mark mean moot

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note object persuade pettifog pleadpoint topolemicize polemize predicate premiseprevail uponpro and conproclaim profess pronounce protest prove putput itquarrel quibble reason referrefer toremonstrate reveal review row say scrapset downset forthshowshow signs ofsift signalize signify spar speakspeak for itselfspeak outspeak upspeak volumesspell squabblestand forstand onstate study submit suggest symbolize symptomatize symptomizetake sidestalktalk out oftelltend to showtestifythrash outtradetry conclusionsurge ventilate vindicate warrant witness wrangle

Verb(33 words)

indicate insists jousted litigatemaintain beliefsmaintain dynamic stabilitymaintain emphasismaintain narrative coherencemaintain natural lookmake an argumentmarshaled marshalled opined persuade philosophized pleaded pleads pled polemicisepresented data

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propounds quarrel quarreled quarrelled reason reasoned remonstrated skirmished sparred squabbled tusslingvalidate argumentswrangled

Noun(44 words)

infighting joust jousting joustsmaintain wire tensionmaintaining mooting moots nylghai philosophizing pleading polemise presentpresent a casepresent an argumentpresent basisprovide reasonspublic benefits conceptquarreling quarrelling

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quarrels quibbling reasoning reasons rebuts rows skirmish skirmishes skirmishing sparring spars spats spattingspeaking activitiessquabbles squabblingstate government agenciessteelman tiffing tiffs tussle tussles wrangles wrangling

Adjective(1 words)

reasoned justification

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5 relation types

More general

6 entries

converse discourselay outpresent represent talk

More specific

5 entries

debate discuss dispute fight quarrel

Collocations

6 entries

careful reasoningclear argumentheated debatelogical reasoningpersuasive argumentstrong argument

Inflections

3 entries

argued argues arguing

Derivations

3 entries

arguably argument argumentative

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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Let's not argue for the sake of arguing.

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There's no need for us to argue about this.

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Some people argue that technology has negative effects.

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Let's not argue anymore.

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