ARGUES Synonyms: 183 Similar and Opposite Words

argues

verb

present tense third-person singular of argue

as in contends

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 bickers

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 convinces

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 discusses

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 confirms

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 argues More than 250 security leaders helped shape the briefing, which argues the challenge is no longer just finding flaws, but deciding which ones actually pose real risk – and fixing them before they can be turned into working exploits. —

Stefanie Schappert, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026 The mega-corporation (owned by Amazon), as Tolentino argues, budgets for this kind of light shoplifting anyway. —

Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026 Western countries’ framing of the critical minerals issue is based on an assumption that Africa needs to be protected from exploitative Chinese companies, Bronwen Everill argues in an article for UK think tank Chatham House. —

Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Friends of the Everglades, one of the groups leading the legal challenge, argues the facility is harming the Everglades ecosystem and insists the fight is far from over. —

Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Uruguay and Brazil are all represented in this year’s edition, and Morín argues that the region’s cinema continues to search for new forms of political engagement despite difficult production conditions. —

Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 Dillon argues that there must be areas further removed from residential neighborhoods for the county to build a new landfill. —

Claire Wang, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 The Pitt now has a fandom that is often at odds with some of the show’s choices or simply argues with each other, causing a level of noise online that has become a dominant part of the discussion of the show’s second season. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 The article argues that a wide gulf exists between rumor and fact, with Swalwell thriving in that gray space where allegations couldn’t be rigorously verified through independent investigation and legal defensibility. —

Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

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Abbott contends the policy weakens statewide coordination with federal authorities.

— Jack Fink, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The piece contends that while rumors circulated among political gossips and online, these remained unsubstantiated whispers that did not meet journalism’s evidentiary threshold for publication.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026