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present participle of argue.

arguing

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verbally fight v.
try to convince; present support v.
discuss v.

VERB

verbally fight

Synonyms

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contend disagree dispute quarrel quibble squabble

STRONG

altercate bandy battle bicker buck cross feud hammer hash hassle jump pettifog rehash row sass wrangle

WEAK

break with bump heads cross swords face down face off gang up on get in one's face go one on one hammer away hash over have at each other have at it jump on knock around lock horns mix it up pick an argument put up a fight put up a struggle set to sock it to stick it to talk back

Antonyms

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agree concur give in

STRONG

make peace

WEAK

abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

VERB

try to convince; present support

Synonyms

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appeal assert claim contend defend demonstrate explain indicate maintain plead present suggest testify

STRONG

attest controvert denote display elucidate establish evince exhibit hold imply justify manifest persuade reason show vindicate warrant witness

WEAK

prevail upon talk into

Antonyms

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abandon conceal confuse deny desert disclaim hide leave renounce surrender

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agree cover obscure stop withhold

WEAK

abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

VERB

discuss

Synonyms

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clarify debate dispute maintain question talk about

STRONG

agitate canvass expostulate hold reason remonstrate

Antonyms

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agree go along

WEAK

abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

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arguing

Flutter boss Kevin Harrington said the tax hikes had "fundamentally changed" the economic model of the UK betting and gaming industry, arguing it had helped "fuel the unlicensed, unregulated market".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

A Presbyterian seminarian, Talarico has sought to attract independents and Republicans disillusioned with Trump, arguing that Texans have more in common than the country's increasingly bitter political divisions suggest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Neighbors came out and crowded around, arguing with ICE agents, who were detaining a woman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

In a 1998 essay, “Population Growth: Disaster or Blessing?,” the prominent development economist Lord Peter Bauer pushed back, arguing that people made family-planning decisions in their own interests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

We watched two women arguing across a dinner table.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

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