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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Yet all of these arguments depend, in large part, on surface-level behavior.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

But there are also lots of arguments against an income tax.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

During closing arguments before the jury Tuesday, Grossman’s attorney, Esther Holm, echoed that claim.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Closing arguments from the defence and from representatives of victims are expected in the coming days.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The scholastic philosophy taught in the universities, based on Aristotle, was, Bacon insisted, caught up in a series of futile arguments which could never generate new knowledge of the sort he was looking for.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton