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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

She made clear during court hearings that she was unconvinced and even concerned by the government’s legal arguments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Attorneys for both sides made closing arguments on Thursday before the jury began deliberating.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The court is scheduled to hear arguments that day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

They hope the arguments within the community will be less pedantic.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

The intellectual apparatus of the new science—facts, experiments, theories, laws of nature, evidence—did not establish its worth by philosophical arguments; its success depended upon the fact that, in practice, it produced good results.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton