The war on Iraq is a volatile subject of political debate; any wrong word and a heated argument could spark.
Source: tatoeba (1936)
Argument
/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/
Synonyms for "argument" (351 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (71)
Noun(15 words)
contentionline of reasoningagonaltercationsarguingargumentationassertionbarneysbasiscentral ideachain of reasoningclaimconfrontationcontestationcontroversies
actionaddendaffrayaltercationanagnorisisangleanswerantilogarithmapologeticsapologiaapologyarchitectonicsarchitectureargumentationargumentumassertionatmospherebackgroundbarneybase
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basisbattlebickerbickeringbinomialblood feudbrawlbroilcasecasuistrycat-and-dog lifecatastrophecharacteristiccharacterizationclaimclaptrapclashcoefficientcolorcombatcombinationcomplementcomplicationconconflictcongruenceconsconsiderationconstantcontentioncontentiousnesscontestcontestationcontinuitycontrivance
Verb(1 words)
assemble proof
Strong matches (105)
controversycosinecotangentcounterstatementcubecut and thrustdebatedecimaldefencedefensedemurrerdenialdenominatordenouementderivativedesigndeterminantdevelopmentdevicedifference
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differentialdisagreementdiscriminatediscussiondisputationdisputedissensiondividenddivisordonnybrookdonnybrook faireelementelenchusembroilmentencounterenmityepisodeequationevidenceexceptionexchangeexponentexponentialfablefactorfallacyfalling actionfalling-outfeudfightfightingflapflitingflytingformulafoundationfracasfrayfrictionfunctionfussgimmickgroundhassleheadhostilityhubbubhurrahhysteron proteroniignoratio elenchiimbroglioincidentincrementindexintegralkilkenny catslinelitigationlocal colorlogic
Noun(18 words)
Verb(3 words)
demonstrate conceptdemonstrate methodsdiffer in opinion
Adjective(2 words)
independent variablelegal dispute
Related words (175)
Noun(38 words)
logiclogical argumentlogosoperandoperandsparameterparameterspersuasionpremisepresent a caseproofproof item propositionproves a pointquarrelquarrellingquarrelsreasonrow sow seedsrowsscuffles
Adjective(5 words)
logical demonstrationmoral stancemusical discordverbal disputewritten argumentation
logomachymatrixmatterminuendmisunderstandingmoodmoonshinemotifmotivemovementmultiplemultipliermythosnon sequiturnormnumeratorobjectionopen quarrelpaper warparalogism
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parameterpassage of armsperipeteiapermutationpiplaidoyerplanpleapleadingpleadingsplotpointpolemicpolemicspolynomialpositionposturepowerproproofpropositionprospros and consquarrelquarrelingquarrelsomenessquaternionquotientradicalradixreasonrebuttalreciprocalrecognitionrefutationremainderreplyresponserhubarbriposterising actionrootrowrumpussceneschemescrapscrappingsecantsecondary plotset toset-tosharp wordssineslanging matchslantsnarlsolecismsophismsophistryspatspecial demurrerspecial pleadingsquabblesquabblingstancestandpointstatementstatement of defensestorystrifestructurestrugglesubjectsubject mattersubmultiplesubplotsubtrahendsummationsumming upswitchtalking pointtangenttensortestimonytextthematic developmentthemethesistifftitletonetopictussletwistvariablevariancevectorvendettaverbal engagementversinewarwar of wordswarfareweak pointwhereforewhywhyforwordswranglewrangling
Verb(1 words)
make a difference
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: contention, line of reasoning, action, addend, affray.
- Sentence evidence is available for argument, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "argument".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "argument"
Keep "argument" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "argument" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "argument", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "argument" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
24 entriesabstract thoughtaddressassertioncomputer addressconflictcontentdifferencedifference of opiniondisagreementdiscussiondisputeevidencegive-and-takelogiclogical thinkingreasoning
Showing 16 of 24 words.
More specific
11 entriesCollocations
5 entriesbuilding an argumentlogical argumentpersuasive argumentstrong argumentsupporting argument
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
107 translations across 49 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἔλεγχος noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Arabic
3 entries- حُجَّة noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- مُرَافَعَة noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- وَسِيط noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Armenian
3 entries- արգումենտ noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
- կռվան noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- փաստարկ noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Asturian
1 entries- argumentu noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- dəlil noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Belarusian
2 entries- абгрунтава́нне noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- аргуме́нт noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Breton
2 entries- arguz noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- arguzoù noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Bulgarian
3 entries- аргуме́нт noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- аргуме́нт noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
- до́вод noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Catalan
2 entries- argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 參數 /参数 noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
- 參量 /参量 noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
- 引數 /引数 noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
- 論點 /论点 noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Cornish
3 entries- argyans noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- dadhel noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- oberadow noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Czech
2 entries- argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Danish
2 entries- argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Dutch
2 entries- argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Eastern Mari
1 entries- амал noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Esperanto
2 entries- argumento noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- argumento noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Finnish
4 entries- argumentti noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- argumentti noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
- perustelu noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- syy noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
French
2 entries- argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Galician
2 entries- argumento noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- argumento noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Georgian
2 entries- არგუმენტი noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- საფუძველი noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
German
2 entries- Argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- Argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Greek
2 entries- επιχείρημα noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- όρισμα noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Gullah
1 entries- aa’gymu’t noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Hebrew
3 entries- ארגומנט noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
- טַעֲנָה noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- טיעון noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Hindi
1 entries- तर्क noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Hungarian
1 entries- érv noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Irish
1 entries- argóint noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Italian
2 entries- argomento noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- argomento noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Japanese
1 entries- 引数 noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Kazakh
2 entries- аргумент noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
- дәлел noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Korean
1 entries- 인수 noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Kyrgyz
4 entries- далил noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- далилдөө noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- жүйө noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- негиз noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Latin
1 entries- argumentum noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Latvian
1 entries- arguments noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Malay
1 entries- hujah noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Old English
1 entries- racu noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Oromo
1 entries- falmii noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Polish
4 entries- argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
- dowód noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- powód noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Portuguese
2 entries- argumento noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- argumento noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Romanian
1 entries- argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Russian
4 entries- аргуме́нт noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- аргуме́нт noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
- до́вод noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- обоснова́ние noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- argainn noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Slovene
2 entries- argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- utemeljitev noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Spanish
2 entries- argumento noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- argumento noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Swedish
2 entries- argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Turkish
4 entries- delil noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- değişken noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
- hüccet noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- kanıt noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Ukrainian
4 entries- аргуме́нт noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- до́від noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- зале́жна змі́нна noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
- обґрунтува́ння noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Vietnamese
3 entries- lí lẽ noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- lý lẽ noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
- đối số noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Sample sentences
47 total sentences available.
Your argument is not any more convincing than that of my stubborn father.
Source: tatoeba (17077)
His argument is more radical than yours.
Source: tatoeba (17273)
From an objective viewpoint, his argument was far from rational.
Source: tatoeba (19900)
Showing 4 of 47 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "argument"?
Closest matches include contention, line of reasoning, action, addend, affray.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "argument"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.