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argue against

VERB

refute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contradict counter disprove expose oppose quash rebut repudiate squelch

STRONG

abnegate break burn cancel confute contend contravene convict crush debate demolish disclaim dispute evert explode gainsay invalidate negate overthrow parry silence top

WEAK

blow sky-high burn down cancel out disconfirm dispose of give the lie to give thumbs down to reply to shoot down shoot full of holes show up take a stand against tear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree aid allow approve assist concede help support

STRONG

concur endorse fix give in go along lose permit prove release surrender uphold yield

WEAK

ratify sanction

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argue against

And to those who argue against the ability of the government to do such work efficiently, she points to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Advocates of private-school voucher programs argue against restrictions on how the schools operate and push back against the type of oversight enforced on public schools.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

Assuming cost is no object, and you can live with some bad or ambiguous news, it’s hard to argue against testing.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

Elizabeth Price Foley and Jason Torchinsky rightly argue against an overreliance on statistics in adjudicating civil-rights cases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

“I can sure argue against that, but we’ll have to argue for that, too?”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

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