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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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In his opening arguments, Haytham Faraj, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said Orellana-Peralta and her mother had hidden in a changing room on the second floor amid the commotion of the police response.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

There are always threads of truth in arguments like these — enough to make ageism sound like common sense.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

You could see the arguments for a red card.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Madiba Dennie, deputy editor and senior contributor at Balls and Strikes, joined Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick on this episode of Amicus to discuss the relationship between the two cases and the arguments that were on display.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Thus Galileo implies that the arguments presented in the book are not to be regarded as true, for Copernicanism had been condemned by the Church.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton