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 The union is also requesting a regional moratorium on short-term rentals by Airbnb, now also a FIFA sponsor, which the union argues displaces local workers in an already thin Los Angeles housing market. —

Adam Crafton, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 All four members are in their early-to-mid 20s, and Keena argues that their age is inseparable from their sound. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026 Jerusalem argues the Lebanese front is still on the table, but Iran and Pakistan disagree. —

Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 The lawsuit argues state agencies overstepped, creating rules lawmakers chose not to pass. —

Erin Jones, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026 The strikes also threatened to intensify a burgeoning humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, where a fifth of the population has been forced to flee their homes as a result of an Israeli ground offensive that Israel argues is necessary to combat Hezbollah. —

Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026 Jeannie Suk Gersen argues that the verdict represents the opening legal salvo in a fight against one of the central anxieties of our time. —

Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026 Price argues that skepticism toward Alpha reflects a perennial problem of resistance to innovation in education. —

Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026 The problem, Arya argues, is that 2027 AI capex is currently only trending toward $872 billion for that year. —

Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026

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Still, Roy contends that the two days a month is reasonable given the sacrifices lawyers make to work for the government.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Bayer contends federal pesticide laws preempt failure-to-warn claims under state laws, because states cannot require additional labeling.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026