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Synonyms of argument

45 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for argument is basis. Other synonyms of argument are face-off, debate, dispute, controversy and difference. The opposite of argument is recantation.

Synonyms and similar words for argument

nounA verbal dispute; a quarrel.

  • argy-bargyA noisy disagreement, often with some fighting.
  • altercationAn angry or heated dispute.
  • contentionArgument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
  • barneyA noisy argument.
  • bawl out
  • blueAn argument or brawl.
  • brawlA disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
  • clashAn angry argument.
  • conflict
  • controversyA debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
  • debateAn argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending...
  • differenceA disagreement or argument.
  • ding-dongA fight, an argument; a set-to.
  • disagreementAn argument or debate.
  • discordance
  • disharmonyThe absence of harmony or concordance.
  • disputationThe act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
  • disputeAn argument or disagreement; a failure to agree.
  • dissonanceA state of disagreement or conflict.
  • disunionSeparation (disintegration) of a union; lack of union where union would be desirable.
  • dustupAn argument or dispute.
  • face-offA confrontation or argument between two people or groups.
  • falling out
  • feud
  • fight
  • flite
  • hassleA fight or argument.
  • issue
  • palaverDisagreement.
  • quarrelA dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
  • quibbleAn argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint.
  • rowA noisy argument.
  • spatA brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
  • squabbleA minor fight or argument.
  • tangleAn argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
  • threap ScotlandAn altercation, quarrel, argument.
  • tiffA (generally small) argument or disagreement; a petty quarrel, a spat.
  • wrangleA contentious argument or response.
  • bobbery datedA squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance.

nounA value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.

  • actual argumentSynonym of argument (“value or expression passed to a function”).
  • passed parameterSynonym of argument (“value or expression passed to a function”).

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Opposite of argument

nounMore antonyms

  • recantationThe act of recanting or something recanted.

Meaning of argument

  1. noun A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
  2. noun A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
  3. noun A process of reasoning; argumentation.

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Questions about synonyms of argument

What is another word for argument?
Argument has 45 synonyms on Word.ws, such as basis, face-off, debate, dispute, controversy and difference.
What is the opposite of argument?
The opposite of argument is recantation.
What does argument mean?
Argument means a fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

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