| Main Entry: |
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| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
argue |
| Synonyms: |
affirm,
allege,
assert,
aver, avow,
blast,
charge,
claim, come at,
cross,
debate,
defend,
dictate,
dispute, enjoin, fly in face of, gang up on, go at, have at, have bone to pick,
hold,
insist, jump on,
justify, lace into, lay into, let have it, light into, lock horns with,
maintain,
mix, mix it up,
prescribe, put up argument,
report,
rip*,
say, set to, sock it to one, stick it to,
take on,
tell,
urge,
vindicate,
warrant, zap
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| Antonyms: |
cede, give in, give up, surrender
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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