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arguments

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

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line of reasoning

Example Sentences

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Have prime ministers forgotten how to make arguments, to present their parties and voters with honest policy choices or trade-offs?

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Alice and Dan sat in on the oral arguments last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

From the outside, he continued pressing some of the same arguments, but with more pointed language and fewer institutional constraints on what he could say publicly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI presented closing arguments Thursday in a blockbuster trial where the verdict could hobble ChatGPT's parent company in the breakneck race for AI supremacy.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

This book seeks to recognize that proponents of both positions have some good arguments and some bad arguments.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton