Definition for Argument:

• A reason offered in proof; a debate or discussion; the subject of a discourse or writing; an abstract or summary of a book.

Synonyms for Argument:

• n.

  •
  • exchange.
  •
  • gloss.
  •
  • difficulty,
  • squabble,
  • bicker.
  •argument (noun)
  • independent variable,
  • statement,
  • literary argument,
  • arguing,
  • contestation,
  • contention,
  • tilt,
  • argumentation,
  • disputation.
  •conflict (noun)
  • dissentience,
  • discordance.
  •confrontation (noun)
  • face-off.
  •contention (noun)
  • opposition,
  • dispute,
  • antipathy,
  • contrariety,
  • dissidence,
  • conflict,
  • protest,
  • quarrel,
  • tension,
  • struggle,
  • encounter,
  • friction,
  • confrontation,
  • antagonism.
  •conversation (noun)
  • meeting,
  • parley,
  • interview,
  • conversation,
  • chat,
  • dialog,
  • confabulation,
  • seminar.
  •deductive reasoning (noun)
  • syllogism.
  •defense (noun)
  • countermeasure,
  • aversion,
  • buffer,
  • rebuttal,
  • response,
  • support,
  • resistance,
  • answer,
  • safeguard,
  • guard,
  • barrier,
  • screen,
  • wall,
  • return,
  • fortress,
  • moat,
  • reply,
  • barricade,
  • protection,
  • backfire,
  • cover,
  • retort,
  • shelter,
  • stronghold,
  • armor,
  • harbor,
  • counterattack,
  • security,
  • shield.
  •difference (noun)
  • variance.
  •difference of opinion (noun)
  • bone of contention.
  •disagreement (noun)
  • rejection,
  • divisiveness,
  • repudiation,
  • challenge,
  • disaccord,
  • defiance,
  • nonagreement,
  • complaint,
  • dissent.
  •dissertation (noun)
  • dissertation,
  • research,
  • article,
  • examination,
  • critique,
  • essay,
  • premise,
  • opinion,
  • position,
  • conjecture,
  • analysis,
  • hypothesis,
  • criticism,
  • interpolation,
  • assertion,
  • postulation,
  • commentary.
  •topic (noun)
  • presumption,
  • basis,
  • inference,
  • belief,
  • exposition,
  • consideration,
  • axiom,
  • assumption,
  • motif,
  • concept,
  • theorem,
  • paradigm,
  • idea,
  • problem,
  • principle,
  • query.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • rumpus,
  • contretemps,
  • interpretation,
  • ding-dong,
  • tangle,
  • vendetta,
  • negotiation,
  • crossfire,
  • illumination,
  • schism,
  • misunderstanding,
  • interpretive,
  • run-in,
  • discord,
  • row,
  • enlightenment,
  • falling out,
  • ruckus,
  • talkfest,
  • ballyhoo,
  • affray,
  • war of words,
  • disharmony,
  • exegesis,
  • unpleasantness,
  • shouting match,
  • hair-splitting,
  • bull session,
  • fracas,
  • interpretative,
  • infighting,
  • explanatory.
  •
  • polemic,
  • tiff,
  • airing,
  • rift,
  • collision,
  • faction,
  • warfare,
  • why,
  • comment,
  • inquest,
  • transaction,
  • Skirmishing,
  • war.
  •
  • wherefore,
  • scene,
  • scrap,
  • review.
  •
  • wrangle,
  • division.
  •
  • trouble.
  •
  • word.
  •debate
  • Polemics.
  •Other relevant words:
  • broil,
  • architecture,
  • remonstrance,
  • argy-bargy,
  • program line,
  • flare-up,
  • blood feud,
  • stock,
  • root,
  • hubbub,
  • pros and cons,
  • base,
  • demarcation,
  • weak point,
  • course,
  • atmosphere,
  • development,
  • mood,
  • wrangling,
  • demurral,
  • plot,
  • congruence,
  • radical,
  • vindication,
  • multiplier,
  • counterstatement,
  • advocacy,
  • financial statement,
  • leaning,
  • device,
  • test,
  • public debate,
  • permutation,
  • numerator,
  • blood,
  • local color,
  • denominator,
  • pros,
  • bickering,
  • Experimentum crucis,
  • sophistry,
  • affair,
  • background,
  • cotangent,
  • air,
  • inclination,
  • logic,
  • apologetics,
  • questioning,
  • constant,
  • counsel,
  • special pleading,
  • moonshine,
  • exponent,
  • furrow,
  • sophism,
  • brouhaha,
  • postulate,
  • hostility,
  • dislike,
  • design,
  • commotion,
  • incident,
  • powwow,
  • rising action,
  • combination,
  • disapproval,
  • lean,
  • resolution,
  • architectonics,
  • litigation,
  • pro,
  • display,
  • fallacy,
  • fact,
  • addend,
  • scrutiny,
  • premiss,
  • list,
  • crusade,
  • plan,
  • disturbance,
  • Quarreling,
  • abstract,
  • reciprocal,
  • polynomial,
  • channel,
  • origin,
  • moot point,
  • Pleadings,
  • scrapping,
  • fray,
  • competition,
  • defence,
  • Ignoratio Elenchi,
  • variable,
  • subplot,
  • color,
  • factor,
  • rivalry,
  • casuistry,
  • discriminate,
  • posture,
  • Remonstration,
  • Barney,
  • trial,
  • motive,
  • line,
  • flap,
  • Logomachy,
  • palaver,
  • con,
  • Submultiple,
  • note,
  • doubt,
  • chin-wag,
  • careen,
  • confab,
  • contentiousness,
  • grudge,
  • apologia,
  • antilogarithm,
  • hurrah,
  • talking point,
  • logical argument,
  • snarl,
  • derivative,
  • tensor,
  • excuse,
  • fable,
  • joust,
  • battle,
  • argumentum,
  • refusal,
  • objection,
  • match,
  • radix,
  • denial,
  • switch,
  • scuffle,
  • riposte,
  • mythos,
  • demur,
  • exhibition,
  • binomial,
  • council,
  • scheme,
  • solecism,
  • cons,
  • estrangement,
  • slant,
  • Disceptation,
  • tourney,
  • equation,
  • passage of arms,
  • motion,
  • proposition,
  • descent,
  • command,
  • power,
  • apology,
  • occupation,
  • characteristic,
  • structure,
  • pedigree,
  • angle,
  • peripeteia,
  • episode,
  • chapter,
  • quotient,
  • head,
  • falling action,
  • bad blood,
  • secant,
  • norm,
  • field of inquiry,
  • gimmick,
  • hard feelings,
  • Squabbling,
  • VERSINE,
  • summary,
  • summing up,
  • rationale,
  • exponential,
  • minuend,
  • tone,
  • non sequitur,
  • experimental variable,
  • upset,
  • testimony,
  • notion,
  • standpoint,
  • sway,
  • cosine,
  • Anagnorisis,
  • animosity,
  • claptrap,
  • coefficient,
  • divisor,
  • campaign,
  • wile,
  • exception,
  • element,
  • rock,
  • hatred,
  • engagement,
  • combat,
  • business,
  • dialogue,
  • tournament,
  • brief,
  • expression,
  • title,
  • vector,
  • job,
  • riot,
  • tantrum,
  • complement,
  • foundation,
  • continuity,
  • quarrelsomeness,
  • ratiocination,
  • differential,
  • Velitation,
  • stance,
  • movement,
  • contrivance,
  • explanation,
  • claim,
  • UY,
  • recognition,
  • subtrahend,
  • twist,
  • characterization,
  • view,
  • parameter,
  • influence,
  • subject-matter,
  • argle-bargle,
  • formula,
  • affirmation,
  • flyting,
  • quaternion,
  • instruction,
  • Tilting,
  • denouement,
  • function,
  • catastrophe,
  • remainder,
  • dividend,
  • stand,
  • pretext,
  • action,
  • precept,
  • summation,
  • increment,
  • smash,
  • index,
  • donnybrook,
  • matrix,
  • Hysteron Proteron,
  • tangent,
  • dust-up,
  • sine,
  • sum and substance,
  • cube,
  • back-and-forth,
  • complication,
  • multiple,
  • demurrer,
  • interference,
  • lineage,
  • enmity,
  • pleading,
  • crinkle,
  • billet,
  • paralogism,
  • story,
  • deliberation,
  • colloquy,
  • decimal,
  • integral,
  • cause,
  • epitome,
  • footing,
  • contest.

Paraphrases for Argument:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    disagreement, speech.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    contentions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    argumentation, counter-argument.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    claims.
  • Noun, plural
    reasons, claims.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    discuss, reason, dissertation, matter, proposition, claim, ARG, viewpoint, explanation, confrontation, wrangle, squabble, suggestion, bickering, feud, Squabbling, pretext, idea, notion, premise, hypothesis, affirmation, logic, remark, wrangling, criterion, objection, assumption, complaint, conversation, motive, demonstration, view, topic, factor, presentation, conflict, ground, evidence, spat, fight, presumption, comment, comments, perspective, consideration.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    controversy, polemic.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Pleadings, controversy, polemic, contention.
  • Noun, plural
    grounds.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    assertion, justification, quarrel, altercation, thesis, controversy, theory, motivation, excuse, discourse, polemic, question, contention, battle, pleading, subject.

Homophones for Argument:

• arrogant, argent, aragonite, arachnoid, argentite, arcsecond, areca nut, arc cosecant, argonautidae, arsenate, argonaut, arachnid, arcminute, arraignment, arsenide, arcsecant, arachnida, argonauta, arccosecant, arrowsmith, arc secant, archegoniate.

Hypernym for Argument:

• n.

  • communication
    proof, adducing, counterargument, specious argument, determining factor, pro, case, determiner, clincher, con, last word.

Hyponym for Argument:

• n.

  • cognition
    variable quantity, variable.
  • communication
    evidence.