Synonyms for argue
ˈɑr gyuar·gue

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1. argue

   To plead for one is to employ argument or persuasion, or both in his behalf, usually with earnestness or importunity; similarly one may be said to plead for himself or for a cause, etc., or with direct object, to plead a case; in legal usage, pleading is argumentative, but in popular usage, pleading always implies some appeal to the feelings. One argues a case solely on rational grounds and supposably with fair consideration of both sides; he advocates one side for the purpose of carrying it, and under the influence of motives that may range all the way from cold self-interest to the highest and noblest impulses; he pleads a cause, or pleads for a person with still more intense feeling. Beseech, entreat, and implore imply impassioned earnestness, with direct and tender appeal to personal considerations. Press and urge imply more determined or perhaps authoritative insistence. Solicit is a weak word denoting merely an attempt to secure one's consent or cooperation, sometimes by sordid or corrupt motives.

   Synonyms:
   advocate, ask, beg, beseech, entreat, implore, plead, press, solicit, urge

   Preposition:
   Plead with the tyrant for the captive; plead against the oppression or the oppressor; plead to the indictment; at the bar; before the court; in open court.

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1. argue

   Synonyms:
   discuss, debate, prove, question, evidence, establish, imply, sift, dispute, persuade, controvert, contend, demonstrate, reason

   Antonyms:
   dictate, assert, propound, command

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1. argue, reasonverb

   present reasons and arguments

   Synonyms:
   reason out, indicate, debate, reason, conclude, fence, contend

2. argue, contend, debate, fenceverb

   have an argument about something

   Synonyms:
   fence, fight, palisade, make do, indicate, consider, turn over, vie, deliberate, deal, postulate, manage, compete, struggle, debate, wall, repugn, grapple, reason, surround, contend, cope, make out, moot, fence in, get by, contest

3. argue, indicateverb

   give evidence of

   "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"

   Synonyms:
   suggest, designate, indicate, fence, show, debate, reason, signal, point, betoken, bespeak, contend

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1. argueverb

   Synonyms:
   reason, plead, offer reasons, use arguments

2. argueverb

   Synonyms:
   dispute, debate, chop logic, try conclusions, bandy words or arguments, hold or carry on an argument

3. argueverb

   Synonyms:
   show, indicate, evince, denote, imply, betoken, prove

4. argueverb

   Synonyms:
   debate, discuss, VENTILATE, sift, contest, controvert, moot, reason upon

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1. argueverb

   Synonyms:
   reason, plead, remonstrate, expostulate, contend, dispute, controvert, moot, discuss, prove, evince, betoken, indicate, imply, denote

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1. List of paraphrases for "argue":

   contend, allege, claim, assert, plead, discuss, say, support, affirm

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1. Nabil Boumonsef:

   The ones with a positive view of this settlement argue that a Franjieh presidency will reassure March 8 and Hezbollah, while the presence of Hariri in the palace as prime minister will reassure the other camp. This is what is being marketed behind the scenes, there has already been great damage, particularly in the March 14 camp - more than in March 8 - because Franjieh is the clearest ally of the Syrian regime and the Assad family in Lebanon.

2. Yash Ghai:

   The parties didn't really have time to argue about specific provisions but that will now come, i have no doubt that this act is deeply flawed.

3. Heino Klinck:

   We have seen a marked increase in Chinese aggressiveness and assertiveness over the past year, so you could argue this is not something new and associated with the withdrawal from Afghanistan, although the withdrawal from Afghanistan feeds the Chinese narrative of inevitable decline of U.S. power.

4. Angelo Zino of CFRA Research:

   There are many, many other players that are trying to do the same thing that Meta's trying to do, and I would argue that there are many players out there that are well ahead.

5. Prime Minister David Cameron:

   If business backs my reforms ... I would argue get out there and support those things, the sooner you can start to look at your own businesses and come up with the examples and the ideas about the benefits and the problems that there are with Europe the more that you are able to help to explain and set the context for this vitally important question.