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verbal fight n.
effort to convince; presentation of support n.

NOUN

verbal fight

Synonyms

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altercation bickering brawl clash controversy debate disagreement dispute exchange feud quarrel squabble

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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

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bone of contention bone to pick brannigan difference of opinion donnybrook falling knock down and drag out talking heads

Antonyms

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agreement harmony peace

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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

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argumentation defense expostulation grounds pleading polemic proof remonstrance remonstration

WEAK

line of reasoning

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arguments

Simon says that broken sleep, caused by a partner's snoring, can lead to irritability, arguments, and - if it is decided that sleeping in separate rooms is needed - reduced intimacy.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Here's what algorithms do, and the arguments around their effects.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Public memory describes how collective meaning gets made and remade through stories, institutions, rituals and political arguments.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

In May, the California Supreme Court ordered the attorney general’s office to respond to the arguments and assigned the case to a superior court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The arguments of string theorists and cosmologists might be mathematically precise and at the same time be as useless as the philosophy of Pythagoras.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife