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present participle of argue.

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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

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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

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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

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abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

VERB

discuss

Synonyms

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clarify debate dispute maintain question talk about

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agitate canvass expostulate hold reason remonstrate

Antonyms

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agree go along

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abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

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arguing

In the year since Kirk's killing, dozens of lawsuits have been filed across the country by people fired for their comments about the activist, arguing their terminations violated their rights to free speech.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Kaul recently asked the judge overseeing the Justice Department’s $225 million seizure to set aside the wallet targeted by Turkish prosecutors, arguing that the Turkish court’s seizure order gave her special status over the funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Fru Joseph Awah, the deportees' lawyer, took the issue of forced returns to a Cameroon court, arguing that it broke international law and should be suspended immediately.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Earlier this year, an Anthropic researcher who worked on A.I. safety quit, arguing that the “world is in peril.”

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

“I will go to the road tomorrow even so,” Granda said as if he were arguing with me.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff