ARGUING Synonyms: 186 Similar and Opposite Words

arguing

verb

present participle of argue

as in reasoning

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 bickering

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 convincing

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 discussing

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 confirming

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 arguing In a letter to Knudsen, the Mid-North Association also directly opposed the athletic lighting plan, arguing that field lights do not belong in a residential neighborhood and would disturb community members’ lives, including by increasing traffic in the area. —

Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 Trump spent months criticizing Warsh’s predecessor, Jerome Powell, for being reluctant to cut interests rates, with the Republican president arguing that lower borrowing costs would provide an economic boost. —

Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026 But some young people have also voiced their disapproval, arguing the Cockroach Janta Party is a meme embraced by more privileged youngsters, offering up little in the way of real political solutions. —

Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 May 2026 The owner of Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall is asking a federal judge for immediate release from ICE custody, arguing the agency violated his rights by leaving him in Orange County jail a week after his immigration hold was supposed to lapse. —

Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026 Massenburg, however, rejects that interpretation entirely, arguing that the phrase was born from culture, not corporate strategy. —

Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 22 May 2026 The plaintiff subsequently filed a new brief on May 18 arguing that the April rescheduling strengthens its position, adding a new dimension to a case that could help define the limits of retroactive relief. —

Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 However, if the consumer pulls back further on discretionary purchases due to gas prices and other factors, Warsh might get some wiggle room to lower rates, arguing that inflation is not as much of a problem if the real engine of the economy starts to slow. —

Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 May 2026 In recent years, a few prominent detransitioners, including Chloe Cole and Prisha Mosley, have advocated for restrictions on transition care for minors, arguing in lawsuits against doctors who treated them that their care was too easy to access and that doctors failed them. —

Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 16 May 2026

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Indeed, ERs are messy, real-world clinical environments where reasoning under pressure matters most.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Initially working out of a facility in the industrial section of Seattle, Stephenson gathered a group of like minds to brainstorm new methods for reaching space, reasoning that chemical rockets had not much improved in the decades since their debut.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026