Thesaurus / argue
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synonyms for argue
- contend
- disagree
- dispute
- quarrel
- quibble
- squabble
- altercate
- bandy
- battle
- bicker
- buck
- cross
- feud
- hammer
- hash
- hassle
- jump
- pettifog
- rehash
- row
- sass
- wrangle
- 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
- contend
- claim
- suggest
- defend
- testify
- assert
- indicate
- maintain
- plead
- demonstrate
- appeal
- explain
- present
- exhibit
- attest
- controvert
- vindicate
- imply
- show
- elucidate
- evince
- denote
- reason
- persuade
- manifest
- establish
- hold
- warrant
- display
- witness
- justify
- prevail upon
- talk into
- question
- clarify
- maintain
- debate
- dispute
- hold
- agitate
- reason
- expostulate
- canvass
- remonstrate
- talk about
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antonyms for argue
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- keep quiet
- overlook
- stop
- agree
- cover
- confuse
- leave
- abandon
- abstain
- comply
- ignore
- harmonize
- withhold
- obscure
- hide
- conceal
- renounce
- disclaim
- deny
- surrender
- desert
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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.
How to use argue in a sentence
At the same time, though, he argued that businesses shouldn’t be the only ones subject to enforcement because business owners could build fines into their overall cost of operation.
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THIS VALENTINE’S DAY, WE COULDN’T HELP BUT WONDER, WHICH ‘SEX AND THE CITY’ CHARACTER WILL YOU MOST EAT LIKE?KARI SONDEFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWhile officials argued that Mori’s presence at the helm of the organizing committee was needed to ensure the Games went ahead, it became apparent that his continued presence risked sinking the ship.
JAPAN OLYMPICS CHIEF WHO SAID WOMEN TALK TOO MUCH WILL RESIGN OVER REMARKS, REPORTS SAYSIMON DENYER, JULIA MIO INUMAFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTOfficials argue some of the payments were not yet due, some were tied up in appeals and some were in the process of being gathered.
UTILITY COMPANIES OWE MILLIONS TO THIS STATE REGULATORY AGENCY. THE PROBLEM? THE AGENCY CAN’T TRACK WHAT IT’S OWED.BY SCOTT MORRIS, BAY CITY NEWS FOUNDATIONFEBRUARY 10, 2021PROPUBLICAMany of these telecom giants argue through their primary lobbying arm, the trade group USTelecom, that Congress should finance phone and broadband benefits for low-income Americans on its own.
LACKING A LIFELINE: HOW A FEDERAL EFFORT TO HELP LOW-INCOME AMERICANS PAY THEIR PHONE BILLS FAILED AMID THE PANDEMICTONY ROMMFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POSTCentrist lawmakers such as Manchin have called for narrowing the payments to prevent them from going to higher-income Americans, arguing that those who have not lost their jobs do not need help.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS REJECT PLAN TO SHARPLY CURTAIL $1,400 STIMULUS PAYMENTS IN CORONAVIRUS RELIEF PACKAGEJEFF STEIN, ERICA WERNERFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POSTGiannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden said Friday that they would rather spend the time with their families, and Kawhi Leonard argued that the NBA was “putting money over health.”
FOUR OPTIONS FOR AN NBA ALL-STAR GAME THAT THE STAR PLAYERS DON’T SEEM TO WANTBEN GOLLIVERFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POSTCritics argue that these scores alone reflect filings only, not whether the case was thrown out by a judge or settled or led to a physical eviction.
THE STIMULUS RELIEVED SHORT-TERM PAIN, BUT EVICTION’S IMPACT IS A LONG HAULKYLE SWENSONFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POSTIn 2011, Lodi argued it could no longer afford to give retiring officers the three months of pay.
HOW THE POLICE BANK MILLIONS THROUGH THEIR UNION CONTRACTSBY ANDREW FORD, ASBURY PARK PRESS, AND AGNES CHANG, JEFF KAO AND AGNEL PHILIP, PROPUBLICAFEBRUARY 8, 2021PROPUBLICAOne could also argue that when we set out to explore the rest of our country or the world, we are discovering ourselves.
THE STRANGE ALLURE OF A FLIGHT TO NOWHERE (AND OTHER PLACES WE'RE DESPERATE TO GO)SUSANNA SCHROBSDORFFFEBRUARY 7, 2021TIMESYNONYM OF THE DAY
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WORDS RELATED TO ARGUE
- alarm
- argue
- arouse
- bug
- bug up
- burn up
- confuse
- craze
- debate
- discompose
- disconcert
- discuss
- dispute
- disquiet
- distract
- disturb
- egg on
- examine
- excite
- ferment
- flurry
- fluster
- get to
- incite
- inflame
- make flip
- move
- perturb
- psych
- rouse
- ruffle
- spook
- stimulate
- stir
- trouble
- turn on
- unhinge
- upset
- ventilate
- work up
- worry
- acknowledge
- answer back
- argue
- back at you
- back talk
- be in touch
- claim
- comeback
- contest
- counterclaim
- defend
- deny
- disprove
- dispute
- echo
- explain
- feedback
- field the question
- get back at
- get back to
- give a snappy comeback
- parry
- plead
- rebut
- refute
- rejoin
- remark
- resolve
- respond
- retaliate
- retort
- return
- sass
- say
- settle
- shoot back
- solve
- squelch
- talk back
- top
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.