ARGUED Synonyms: 188 Similar and Opposite Words

argued

verb

past tense of argue

as in reasoned

to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration argued that a bake sale would make a lot less money than a car wash

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as in bickered

to express different opinions about something often angrily that couple argues so incessantly it's a miracle they're still together

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as in convinced

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests argued my boss into letting me telecommute for four days a week

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as in discussed

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion candidates arguing gun control in a nationally televised debate

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as in confirmed

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of the security video argues that it was a taller man who entered the building

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Recent Examples of argued Rusak argued that runoffs favor Paxton because base voters with the strongest attachment to candidates turn out at higher rates, while casual primary voters often skip the second round. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026 McElmurry argued that no convincing motive was established for why Castillo would permit the beating, and sought to reframe the text message as his client soberly describing that he was being blamed for the attack. —

Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 19 May 2026 Chow argued that the standard for determining right and wrong has been turned upside down in this case. —

ABC News, 19 May 2026 The biggest hurdles facing African suppliers, the trade group argued, aren’t so much tariffs but rather poor local infrastructure, complex regulations, lack of funding and shipping bottlenecks. —

Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 19 May 2026 The Attorney General’s office has argued in court that the law is intended to protect children from unsafe treatments and to uphold the integrity of the medical profession. —

Matthew Kelly may 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026 Now, Breslow argued that the strategy is paying off. —

Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 May 2026 One of Robinson’s lawyers, Staci Visser, argued to Judge Tony Graf that the preliminary hearing, scheduled for July 6-10, should be held behind closed doors, expressing concern that evidence presented could be reported widely by the media and possibly taint the jury pool for the murder trial. —

Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026 Albares argued that none of this ought to threaten Spain’s many bonds to the United States. —

Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 May 2026

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No Supreme Court decision, no matter how reactionary or ill-reasoned, will ever extinguish the desire of Black Americans to be free and equal.

— Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
After pigskin season ended, these people reasoned, activity might dwindle for a little while.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 May 2026