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

STRONGEST

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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Third, arguments that Chatrie and Carpenter lacked “support in 19th- or 20th-century understandings of the Fourth Amendment” only garnered a minority of justices’ votes.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case in early April.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

When the high court heard arguments in April, Trump took the unprecedented step of showing up for the hearing, making him the first sitting president ever to attend a Supreme Court argument.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

“Not all of my siblings are in the same financial position, and it really gets complicated and emotional, and full of arguments sometimes,” Sandberg said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Probabilities, arguments of credibility, circumstances of likelihoods—these all derive from Evidence-Indices.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton