Argument

//ˈɑːɡjʊmənt//

Synonyms for "argument" (328 found)

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Strong matches (98)

combination complement complication con conflict congruence cons consideration constant contention contentiousness contest contestation continuity contrivance cosine cotangent counterstatement cube cut and thrust

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Noun(18 words)

conflict contestation difference ding-dong disagreement disceptation discordance disharmony dispute dissonance disunion dustup face-off falling out feud fight flite hassle

Related words (164)

hurrah hysteron proteron i ignoratio elenchi imbroglio incident increment index integral kilkenny cats line litigation local color logic logomachy matrix matter minuend misunderstanding mood

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moonshine motif motive movement multiple multiplier mythos non sequitur norm numerator objection open quarrel paper war paralogism passage of arms peripeteia permutation pi plaidoyer plan plea pleading pleadings plot point polemic polemics polynomial position posture power pro proof proposition pros pros and cons quarreling quarrelsomeness quaternion quotient radical radix reason rebuttal reciprocal recognition refutation remainder reply response rhubarb riposte rising action root rumpus scene scheme scrap scrapping secant secondary plot set to set-to sharp words sine slanging match slant snarl solecism sophism sophistry spat special demurrer special pleading squabble squabbling stance standpoint statement statement of defense story strife structure struggle subject subject matter submultiple subplot subtrahend summation summing up switch talking point tangent tensor testimony text thematic development theme thesis tiff title tone topic tussle twist variable variance vector vendetta verbal engagement versine war war of words warfare weak point wherefore why whyfor words wrangle wrangling

Noun(22 words)

issue line line of reasoning literary argument logical argument palaver parameter passed parameter phase proof quarrel quibble row significand spat squabble statement tangle threap tiff

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tilt wrangle

Related word relations

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12 relation types

More general

20 entries

abstract thought address computer address conflict difference difference of opinion discussion dispute evidence give-and-take logical thinking reasoning reference statement sum-up summary

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More specific

29 entries

Doomsday argument Lucas-Penrose argument Penrose-Lucas argument Quine-Putnam indispensability argument circular argument cosmological argument counterargument diagonal argument etymological argument homunculus argument incorrect argument midargument misargument mud pie argument non-argument nonargument

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Synonyms

8 entries

actual argument argumentation controversy dispute fight parameter quarrel row

Related terms

66 entries

absurd arguable arguably argue arguendo arguer argufier argufy arguing argumentator argumentum bad casuist cogent complicated conclusive

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capable of

4 entries

prove point prove to valid result in bad feelings result in cruel accusations

causes

1 entries

violence

causes desire

2 entries

reach tentative agreement walk

derived

21 entries

an argument argument form argument from design argument from ignorance argument from illusion argument from silence argument mining argument-form argumentable argumental argumentary argumentation argumentative argumentatively argumentativeness argumenthood

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has context

6 entries

astronomy linguistics logic mathematics philosophy programming

is a

4 entries

discussion evidence summary variable

meronym

3 entries

conclusion premise proposition

related to

44 entries

abstract actual parameter arguable argue arguer artistic book chapter clause conclusion discourse dispute fact final follow formal parameter

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Translations

305 translations across 64 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

νεῖκος noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
ἔλεγχος noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)

Arabic

4 entries

جِدَال noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
حُجَّة noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
شِجَار noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
مُجَادَلَة noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Armenian

4 entries

արգումենտ noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
կռվան noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
վեճ noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
վիճաբանություն noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Asturian

2 entries

argumentu noun (independent variable)
argumentu noun (variable that is being passed to a function)

Azerbaijani

3 entries

dəlil noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
mübahisə noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
sözləşmə noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Belarusian

4 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)
аргуме́нт noun (process of reasoning)
аргуме́нт noun (independent variable)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

बहस noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Breton

4 entries

arguz noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
arguzenn noun (process of reasoning)
arguzennoù noun (process of reasoning)
arguzoù noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)

Bulgarian

4 entries

аргуме́нт noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
аргуме́нт noun (independent variable)
аргуме́нт noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
диску́сия noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Catalan

4 entries

argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argument noun (independent variable)
argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
argumentació noun (process of reasoning)

Central Kurdish

2 entries

شەڕەقِسە noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
قِڕەبِڕ noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎠᏘᏲᏍᏗ noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

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)
爭論 /争论 noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

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

3 entries

argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
hádka noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Danish

4 entries

argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argument noun (independent variable)
argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
argumentation noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Dutch

4 entries

argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argument noun (independent variable)
argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
argumentatie noun (process of reasoning)

Eastern Mari

1 entries

амал noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)

Esperanto

3 entries

argumento noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argumento noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
disputo noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Finnish

4 entries

aihe noun (subject or matter)
argumentti noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argumentti noun (independent variable)
argumentti noun (variable that is being passed to a function)

French

4 entries

argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
argumentation noun (process of reasoning)
querelle noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Galician

4 entries

argumento noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argumento noun (independent variable)
argumento noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
baralla noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Georgian

3 entries

არგუმენტი noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
კამათი noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
საფუძველი noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)

German

4 entries

Argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
Argument noun (independent variable)
Argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
Argumentation noun (process of reasoning)

Gothic

2 entries

𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌺𐌰 noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉 noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Greek

4 entries

επιχείρημα noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
καβγάς noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
όρισμα noun (independent variable)
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

4 entries

ארגומנט noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
וִכּוּחַ m רִיב m מריבה noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
ויכוח noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
טַעֲנָה noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)

Hindi

4 entries

झगड़ा noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
तर्क noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
तर्क noun (process of reasoning)
दलील noun (process of reasoning)

Hungarian

4 entries

argumentum noun (independent variable)
független változó noun (independent variable)
nézeteltérés noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
szóváltás noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Ingrian

1 entries

riita noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Irish

3 entries

aighneas noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
argóint noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argóinteacht noun (process of reasoning)

Italian

4 entries

argomentazione noun (process of reasoning)
argomento noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argomento noun (independent variable)
argomento noun (variable that is being passed to a function)

Japanese

3 entries

引数 noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
論争 noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
項 noun (subject or matter)

Kazakh

4 entries

аргумент noun (independent variable)
аргумент noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
дау noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
дәлел noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)

Korean

3 entries

논쟁 noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
론쟁 noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
인수 noun (variable that is being passed to a function)

Kyrgyz

4 entries

айтыш noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
далил noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
далилдөө noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
дискуссия noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Latin

3 entries

argumentatio noun (process of reasoning)
argumentum noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
iurgium noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Latvian

4 entries

arguments noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
arguments noun (independent variable)
argumentācija noun (process of reasoning)
neatkarīgais mainīgais noun (independent variable)

Malay

1 entries

hujah noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)

Marathi

2 entries

भांडण noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
विवाद noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Māori

1 entries

ngutungutu noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Navajo

1 entries

saadtah noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Occitan

3 entries

brega noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
garrolha noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
peleja noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Old English

3 entries

racu noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
racu noun (process of reasoning)
ġeflit noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Oromo

1 entries

falmii noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

نزاع noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
پرخاش noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
چكیش noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Zank noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Polish

4 entries

argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argument noun (independent variable)
argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
argumentacja noun (process of reasoning)

Portuguese

4 entries

argumentação noun (process of reasoning)
argumento noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argumento noun (independent variable)
argumento noun (variable that is being passed to a function)

Romanian

4 entries

argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argument noun (independent variable)
argumentare noun (process of reasoning)
ceartă noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Russian

4 entries

аргуме́нт noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
аргуме́нт noun (process of reasoning)
аргуме́нт noun (independent variable)
аргуме́нт noun (variable that is being passed to a function)

Sardinian

3 entries

condierra noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
contrastu noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
tiristratza noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

argainn noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
connsachadh noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
connspaid noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Slovene

4 entries

argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
prepir noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
spor noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
utemeljitev noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)

Spanish

4 entries

altercación noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
altercado noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
argumentación noun (process of reasoning)
argumento noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)

Swedish

4 entries

argument noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
argument noun (independent variable)
argument noun (variable that is being passed to a function)
argumentation noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Telugu

2 entries

వాగ్వాదము noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
విభేదించు noun (independent variable)

Tocharian B

1 entries

śalna noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Turkish

4 entries

akıl yürütme noun (process of reasoning)
argüman noun (independent variable)
delil noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
değişken noun (variable that is being passed to a function)

Ukrainian

4 entries

аргуме́нт noun (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason)
аргуме́нт noun (process of reasoning)
аргуме́нт noun (independent variable)
аргумента́ція noun (process of reasoning)

Vietnamese

4 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)
tranh luận noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)
đối số noun (variable that is being passed to a function)

Welsh

1 entries

dadl noun (verbal dispute; a quarrel)

Sample sentences

47 total sentences available.

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The war on Iraq is a volatile subject of political debate; any wrong word and a heated argument could spark.

Source: tatoeba (1936)

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.

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Argument

Synonyms for "argument" (328 found)

Closest matches (66)

Strong matches (98)

Related words (164)

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Synonyms

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capable of

causes

causes desire

derived

has context

is a

meronym

related to

Translations

Albanian

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Asturian

Azerbaijani

Belarusian

Bhojpuri

Breton

Bulgarian

Catalan

Central Kurdish

Cherokee

Chinese Mandarin

Cornish

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Eastern Mari

Esperanto

Finnish

French

Galician

Georgian

German

Gothic

Greek

Gullah

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Ingrian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Kazakh

Korean

Kyrgyz

Latin

Latvian

Malay

Marathi

Māori

Navajo

Occitan

Old English

Oromo

Ottoman Turkish

Plautdietsch

Polish

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Sardinian

Scottish Gaelic

Slovene

Spanish

Swedish

Telugu

Tocharian B

Turkish