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argue

[ahr-gyoo] / ˈɑr gyu /
VERB
verbally fight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contend disagree dispute quarrel quibble squabble
STRONG
altercate bandy battle bicker buck cross feud hammer hash hassle jump pettifog rehash row sass wrangle
WEAK
break with bump heads cross swords face down face off gang up on get in one's face go one-on-one hammer away hash over have at each other have at it jump on knock around lock horns mix it up pick an argument put up a fight put up a struggle set to sock it to stick it to talk back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree concur give in
STRONG
make peace
WEAK
abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook
VERB
try to convince; present support
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal assert claim contend defend demonstrate explain indicate maintain plead present suggest testify
STRONG
attest controvert denote display elucidate establish evince exhibit hold imply justify manifest persuade reason show vindicate warrant witness
WEAK
prevail upon talk into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon conceal confuse deny desert disclaim hide leave renounce surrender
STRONG
agree cover obscure stop withhold
WEAK
abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook
VERB
discuss, dispute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clarify debate discuss dispute maintain question talk about
STRONG
agitate canvass expostulate hold reason remonstrate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree go along
WEAK
abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

Usage

What are other ways to say argue? To argue is to present one's reasons for or against a thing: The scientists argued for a safer testing procedure; it may also imply disputing in an angry or excited way: His parents argue all the time. To discuss is to present varied opinions and views: to discuss ways and means. To debate is to interchange formal (usually opposing) arguments, especially on public questions: to debate a proposed amendment.

Example Sentences

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It was this iteration of Finale, easier to understand but no less competent, that the Grammy-nominated big-band composer Darcy James Argue stumbled across in the mid-1990s as a music student at McGill University.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024

John Argue had 18 points for the Yellow Jackets.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2020

Science writer and geneticist Adam Rutherford’s book How to Argue with A Racist is urgently relevant to the present moment, writes reviewer Alondra Nelson.

From Nature • Sep. 10, 2020

The point being, of course: Argue with that, haters.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2018

"Argue I don't, Alfred. You're fired until tomorrow morning, eight-thirty."

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte

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