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arguments

NOUN

verbal fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

altercation bickering brawl clash controversy debate disagreement dispute exchange feud quarrel squabble

STRONG

beef blowup bone brush crusher dustup face-off finisher flap fuss gin go hassle knockdown out rhubarb romp row ruckus ruction rumpus run-in scene scrap set-to shindy spat static stew tiff words wrangle

WEAK

bone of contention bone to pick brannigan difference of opinion donnybrook falling knock down and drag out talking heads

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreement harmony peace

STRONG

calm

NOUN

effort to convince; presentation of support

Synonyms

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assertion case claim contention debate discussion exchange logic plea questioning reason reasoning

STRONG

argumentation defense expostulation grounds pleading polemic proof remonstrance remonstration

WEAK

line of reasoning

Example Sentences

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What Mr. Ahamed withholds are the strong, respectable arguments to embrace, not to shun, the boogeyman that Federal Reserve economists style “deflation” but that a layman might rather recognize as human progress.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron, himself a great booster of Mistral, has made similar arguments in Brussels.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Sir Tony has big ideas – and big arguments about what Labour needs to do.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Bass has pushed back on those arguments, saying that, when she took over from Garcetti, city services already had been suffering from many years of neglect.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

This book seeks to recognize that proponents of both positions have some good arguments and some bad arguments.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton