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.

  •
  • a war of words,
  • exchange.
  •
  • thought,
  • talks.
  •
  • outline,
  • study at,
  • gloss.
  •
  • difficulty,
  • squabble,
  • bicker.
  •
  • meaning.
  •altercation (noun)
  • settos,
  • set tos,
  • set-tos,
  • runin.
  •arguing (noun)
  • arguing.
  •argument (noun)
  • literary argument,
  • statement,
  • independent variable,
  • contestation,
  • argumentation,
  • disputation,
  • contention,
  • tilt.
  •argumentation (noun)
  • line of reasoning.
  •body (noun)
  • up shots,
  • dis-course,
  • sub-stance,
  • dis-courses,
  • sub stance,
  • ex-positions,
  • dis courses,
  • dis course,
  • sub-stances,
  • ex-position,
  • ex positions,
  • up shot,
  • sub stances,
  • up-shots,
  • up-shot,
  • ex position.
  •bone of contention (noun)
  • tender spots,
  • sore points,
  • bone-contention,
  • bone contention.
  •brawl (noun)
  • up roar,
  • duke outs,
  • dis-order,
  • dis order,
  • up-roar,
  • dis-orders,
  • up-roars,
  • up roars,
  • dis orders,
  • free for all.
  •clash (noun)
  • have go at each other,
  • have go each other,
  • dis harmony,
  • dis-cord,
  • dis-cords,
  • dis-harmony,
  • mis-understandings,
  • dis cords,
  • dis-harmonies,
  • mis understanding,
  • dis cord,
  • have a go each other,
  • mis-understanding,
  • mis understandings,
  • dis harmonies.
  •cognition (noun)
  • argument.
  •conference (noun)
  • inter-view,
  • think-ins,
  • de-liberation,
  • inter view,
  • think ins,
  • inter-views,
  • de-liberations,
  • think in,
  • inter views,
  • thinkins,
  • inter changes,
  • de liberation,
  • groupthinks,
  • conferrings,
  • inter change,
  • de liberations,
  • thinkin,
  • inter-changes.
  •conflict (noun)
  • dissentience,
  • discordance.
  •confrontation (noun)
  • face-off.
  •consultation (noun)
  • ex aminations,
  • Second Opinions,
  • ex-aminations,
  • clambakes,
  • ex-amination,
  • buzz sessions,
  • ex amination.
  •contention (noun)
  • opposition,
  • dispute,
  • antipathy,
  • contrariety,
  • dissidence,
  • conflict,
  • protest,
  • quarrel,
  • tension,
  • struggle,
  • encounter,
  • friction,
  • confrontation,
  • antagonism.
  •controversy (noun)
  • dissentions.
  •conversation (noun)
  • meeting,
  • parley,
  • interview,
  • conversation,
  • chat,
  • dialog,
  • confabulation,
  • seminar.
  •debate (noun)
  • controvertings,
  • blah blahs,
  • re flections,
  • re-buttings,
  • re-flection,
  • blahblah,
  • de-bate,
  • re buttings,
  • blah-blahs,
  • blah blah,
  • mootings,
  • rebuttings,
  • de bate,
  • blahblahs,
  • re flection,
  • de-bates,
  • de bates,
  • re-butting,
  • refutings,
  • re-flections,
  • re butting.
  •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)
  • dustups,
  • variance,
  • dustup,
  • brushoff,
  • brannigan,
  • brush-off.
  •difference of opinion (noun)
  • irreconcilable differences,
  • irreconcilable difference,
  • bone of contention.
  •disaccord (noun)
  • in-compatibility,
  • dis accords,
  • dis sonance,
  • dis-accord,
  • in compatibility,
  • dis sonances,
  • dis-sonance,
  • dis accord,
  • in compatibilities,
  • dis-accords,
  • in-compatibilities,
  • dis-sonances.
  •disagreement (noun)
  • rejection,
  • divisiveness,
  • repudiation,
  • challenge,
  • disaccord,
  • defiance,
  • nonagreement,
  • complaint,
  • dissent.
  •discordance (noun)
  • Inharmony,
  • in harmony.
  •discussion (noun)
  • re view,
  • ex changes,
  • ex change,
  • re-view,
  • re views,
  • re-views.
  •dissension (noun)
  • factionalisms,
  • sour notes,
  • bad vibe.
  •dissentience (noun)
  • dis-sentiences,
  • dis sentiences,
  • dis-sentience,
  • dis sentience.
  •dissertation (noun)
  • dissertation,
  • research,
  • article,
  • examination,
  • critique,
  • essay,
  • premise,
  • opinion,
  • position,
  • conjecture,
  • analysis,
  • hypothesis,
  • criticism,
  • interpolation,
  • assertion,
  • postulation,
  • commentary.
  •disunion (noun)
  • dis-junctions,
  • dis junction,
  • dis-connection,
  • dis junctions,
  • dis union,
  • dis junctures,
  • dis connections,
  • dis connection,
  • dis-connections,
  • dis juncture,
  • dis-unions,
  • dis-junction,
  • dis unions,
  • dis-junctures,
  • dis-juncture,
  • dis-union.
  •disunity (noun)
  • dis-unity,
  • dis unity.
  •expression (noun)
  • re mark,
  • de-livery,
  • choice words,
  • de-liveries,
  • ex planation,
  • de liveries,
  • re marks,
  • re-marks,
  • turn phrase,
  • set phrases,
  • ex planations,
  • ex-planations,
  • de livery,
  • choice of word.
  •falling-out (noun)
  • sharp word,
  • fallingout.
  •fight (noun)
  • sparring matches.
  •fighting (noun)
  • hell broke looses,
  • punch outs,
  • brawlings.
  •fuss (noun)
  • un-rest,
  • kick-ups,
  • dis plays,
  • kick ups,
  • kickups,
  • dis-play,
  • un-rests,
  • up sets,
  • up-sets,
  • up-set,
  • un rest,
  • un rests,
  • dis-plays,
  • dis play.
  •grounds (noun)
  • sub-stratum,
  • pre texts,
  • in-formations,
  • in-formation,
  • pre-text,
  • infra-structures,
  • pre text,
  • sub stratums,
  • sub stratum,
  • under pinning,
  • pre-texts,
  • chapter verse,
  • infra structures,
  • sub-strata,
  • under-pinning,
  • sub strata,
  • in formations,
  • straight stuffs,
  • whyfors,
  • sub-stratums,
  • infos,
  • infra structure.
  •hassle (noun)
  • in-convenience,
  • in-conveniences,
  • in conveniences.
  •imbroglio (noun)
  • knock-down-drag-outs,
  • knock down drag out,
  • knock down drag outs.
  •plea (noun)
  • cop-outs,
  • fish tale,
  • cop-out,
  • OUTS,
  • Pleadings.
  •point (noun)
  • pro position,
  • pro positions,
  • nuts bolts,
  • name the game,
  • main ideas,
  • nittygritty,
  • name game,
  • pro-positions.
  •proof (noun)
  • re cord,
  • re-cord,
  • re cords,
  • de position,
  • de-positions,
  • de-position,
  • re-cords,
  • de positions,
  • paper trails.
  •quarrel (noun)
  • dis-approval,
  • dis-approvals,
  • dis approvals,
  • dis approval,
  • catfights.
  •question (noun)
  • questions,
  • demurral.
  •rap session (noun)
  • rap-session.
  •reason (noun)
  • the whole idea,
  • ulterior motive.
  •reasoning (noun)
  • Syllogization,
  • generalization,
  • illations,
  • train of thought,
  • generalizations,
  • illation,
  • Apriority.
  •refutation (noun)
  • elenchi,
  • confutations.
  •strife (noun)
  • tug war.
  •subject (noun)
  • matter hand,
  • principal objects,
  • field reference.
  •syllogism (noun)
  • prologisms.
  •talk (noun)
  • inter-locution,
  • inter locution,
  • eyeball to eyeballs,
  • earfuls,
  • straight talks,
  • eyeball-to-eyeballs,
  • interlocutions,
  • inter-locutions,
  • eyeball to eyeball,
  • inter locutions.
  •text (noun)
  • main bodies,
  • motifies,
  • ex-tracts,
  • ex-tract,
  • ex tract.
  •theme (noun)
  • point issue.
  •theory (noun)
  • sur mises,
  • out-looks,
  • out look,
  • pre sentiments,
  • under-standings,
  • under-standing,
  • under standing,
  • out looks,
  • sur-mise,
  • formularizations,
  • pro vision,
  • pro-vision,
  • under standings,
  • out-look,
  • pre-sentiment,
  • pro visions,
  • sur-mises,
  • sur mise,
  • pre-sentiments,
  • pro-visions.
  •thesis (noun)
  • re searches,
  • tractates,
  • re search.
  •topic (noun)
  • presumption,
  • basis,
  • inference,
  • belief,
  • exposition,
  • consideration,
  • axiom,
  • assumption,
  • motif,
  • concept,
  • theorem,
  • paradigm,
  • idea,
  • problem,
  • principle,
  • query.
  •unpleasantness (noun)
  • un-pleasantnesses,
  • un pleasantnesses,
  • un-pleasantness,
  • un pleasantness.
  •variance (noun)
  • severings,
  • in-consistencies,
  • in congruity,
  • in congruities,
  • in-consistency,
  • in-congruities,
  • in-congruity,
  • unharmoniousnesses,
  • midcourse correction,
  • un harmoniousness,
  • mid course correction,
  • about face,
  • in consistency,
  • midcourse corrections,
  • un harmoniousnesses,
  • un-harmoniousnesses,
  • different stroke,
  • mid course corrections,
  • mid-course corrections,
  • sunderings,
  • un-harmoniousness,
  • in consistencies.
  •verbalization (noun)
  • verbalization,
  • expression.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • interpretation,
  • affray,
  • showdown,
  • horse trading,
  • unpleasantness,
  • falling out,
  • blow up,
  • free-for-all,
  • illumination,
  • disharmony,
  • interpretative,
  • battlefield,
  • brainstorming,
  • bull session,
  • exegesis,
  • face off,
  • schism,
  • tangle,
  • flare up,
  • discord,
  • postmortem,
  • clarification,
  • interpretive,
  • turf war,
  • ding-dong,
  • negotiation,
  • vendetta,
  • crossfire,
  • ructions,
  • standoff,
  • exploration,
  • the negotiating table,
  • contretemps,
  • flak,
  • breach,
  • heart-to-heart,
  • pow-wow,
  • explanatory,
  • slanging match,
  • run-in,
  • enlightenment,
  • circularity,
  • infighting,
  • hair-splitting,
  • ballyhoo,
  • rumpus,
  • shouting match,
  • running battle,
  • toing and froing,
  • talkfest,
  • row,
  • misunderstanding,
  • hoo-ha,
  • ruckus,
  • war of words,
  • fracas.
  •
  • warfare,
  • faction,
  • collision,
  • inquest,
  • the fray,
  • subject matter,
  • Skirmishing,
  • comment,
  • weapon,
  • airing,
  • rationalization,
  • tiff,
  • pitched battle,
  • discourse,
  • polemic,
  • rift,
  • why,
  • war,
  • preamble,
  • transaction.
  •
  • scrap,
  • brainstorm,
  • split,
  • review,
  • wherefore,
  • law,
  • scene.
  •
  • division,
  • wrangle,
  • brush.
  •
  • trouble.
  •
  • word.
  •debate
  • Polemics.

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.

Argument Sentence Examples:

• She returned neither answer, argument, nor comment.

• " He knows nothing of the other affair," retorted Jabez, inclined to argument.

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.