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plural of argument
Synonyms of arguments
1
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
- the couple's arguments were often loud enough to be heard all over the neighborhood
Synonyms for arguments
- altercations,
- argle-bargles
- [chiefly British],
- argy-bargies
- [chiefly British],
- battles royal
- (or battle royals or battles royale or battle royales),
- bickers,
- brawls,
- contretemps,
- controversies,
- cross fires,
- disagreements,
- disputes,
- donnybrooks,
- fallings-out
- (or falling-outs),
- fights,
- hassles,
- imbroglios,
- kickups,
- misunderstandings,
- quarrels,
- rhubarbs,
- rows,
- scraps,
- set-tos,
- spats,
- squabbles,
- tiffs,
- wrangles
Words Related to arguments
- attacks,
- contentions,
- dissensions
- (also dissentions)
- affrays
- [chiefly British],
- fisticuffs,
- fracases
- (or British fracas),
- frays,
- free-for-alls,
- melees
- (also mêlées)
2
a statement given to explain a belief or act
- gave a solid argument for the redeeming value of the shockingly violent movie
Synonyms for arguments
Words Related to arguments
- guises,
- pretenses
- (or pretences),
- pretexts,
- rationalizations
3
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
- the president of the Senate has allotted a week for the argument of the treaty
Synonyms for arguments
- argumentations,
- argy-bargies
- [chiefly British],
- back-and-forths,
- colloquies,
- confabs,
- confabulations,
- conferences,
- consultations,
- consults,
- councils,
- counsel,
- debates,
- deliberations,
- dialogues
- (also dialogs),
- discussions,
- give-and-takes,
- palavers,
- parleys,
- talks
Words Related to arguments
- bull sessions,
- chat rooms,
- forums
- (also fora),
- meetings,
- roundtables
- (or less commonly round tables),
- seminars,
- skull sessions
- (also skull practices),
- symposia
- (or symposiums),
- talkathons
4
an idea or opinion that is put forth in a discussion or debate
- it's my argument that we have too many problems here on earth to concern ourselves with manned trips to Mars
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