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argument
noun as in verbal fight
Strongest matches
altercation, bickering, brawl, clash, controversy, debate, disagreement, dispute, exchange, feud, quarrel, squabble
noun as in effort to convince; presentation of support
Strongest matches
assertion, case, claim, contention, debate, discussion, exchange, logic, plea, questioning, reason, reasoning
Strong matches
argumentation, defense, expostulation, grounds, pleading, polemic, proof, remonstrance, remonstration
Weak match
Example Sentences
In 2009, a Pakistani Christian woman got into a religious argument with some Muslim women with whom she was harvesting berries.
I remember that after the movie, people were saying how depressing it was, and I started an argument with them.
Mehdi Bayati has been putting forward the same argument as my middle school teachers.
The argument now is how to limit certain types of plays that banks can make under certain circumstances.
The New York kingmaker who died Monday believed voters could actually handle a nuanced argument.
Many people when presented with the argument above, would settle it at once with the word "socialism."
"But I don't see what you can shoot with it," said Davy, feeling that he was somehow getting the worst of the argument.
That argument was not the one of least weight in the council in determining that our fleet should not sail against the enemy.
These brilliant results were arrived at after much clamour and argument and imposing procès verbal.
An argument took place in a coffee-house, between two men of taste, as to the best method of dressing a beefsteak.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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