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Synonyms for argue
ˈɑr gyuar·gue
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, urgePreposition:
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.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
argue, reasonverb
present reasons and arguments
Synonyms:
reason out, indicate, debate, reason, conclude, fence, contendargue, 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, contestargue, 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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Dictionary of English Synonymes
argueverb
Synonyms:
reason, plead, offer reasons, use argumentsargueverb
Synonyms:
dispute, debate, chop logic, try conclusions, bandy words or arguments, hold or carry on an argumentargueverb
Synonyms:
show, indicate, evince, denote, imply, betoken, proveargueverb
Synonyms:
debate, discuss, VENTILATE, sift, contest, controvert, moot, reason upon
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
argueverb
Synonyms:
reason, plead, remonstrate, expostulate, contend, dispute, controvert, moot, discuss, prove, evince, betoken, indicate, imply, denote
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#148 | support | |
#268 | show | |
#422 | press | |
#438 | point | |
#496 | say | |
#592 | question | |
#749 | ask | |
#1246 | reason | |
#1274 | deal | |
#1306 | evidence | |
#1374 | wall | |
#1528 | consider | |
#1892 | discuss | |
#2022 | claim | |
#2199 | suggest | |
#2217 | manage | |
#2383 | signal | |
#2575 | fight | |
#3085 | establish | |
#3159 | indicate | |
#3284 | debate | |
#3575 | contest | |
#4340 | prove | |
#4615 | demonstrate | |
#5676 | dispute | |
#5905 | struggle | |
#6554 | compete | |
#7080 | argue | |
#7451 | advocate | |
#8175 | fence | |
#8297 | surround | |
#8648 | conclude | |
#9811 | urge | |
#9848 | cope | |
#10787 | imply | |
#13093 | assert | |
#13120 | designate | |
#14968 | beg | |
#15477 | vie | |
#15634 | deliberate | |
#17882 | persuade | |
#19474 | affirm | |
#20325 | contend | |
#21425 | solicit | |
#24551 | plead | |
#26576 | moot | |
#33817 | sift | |
#34397 | allege | |
#38502 | grapple | |
#48394 | postulate | |
#53000 | beseech | |
#54452 | palisade | |
#71598 | implore | |
#83495 | entreat | |
#187481 | bespeak | |
#269524 | controvert |
How to use argue in a sentence?
I think you could cut the pay of CEOs in half, and the economy would be the same size as it was last year, i don't think we have to argue that workers will be more productive, we just have to say that they're going to be better off, and it's hard to see that the firm will be worse off.
If you’re difficult to be around and argue everything, you’re at one bad end of the spectrum, but if you are a complete pushover who follows all advice, you’re at the opposite end. Good entrepreneurs stand in the middle.
One can argue that Amlak became the darling of the speculators as it rose parabolically during the month of June with no justification based on any traditional valuation metric i.e. price-to-earnings, price-to-book value, etc..
This is confounding for people who argue the yield curve is not giving its usual signal on the economy because of central bank action, the difficulty this time is we have an abnormal business cycle and more importantly an abnormal central bank cycle ... (although) one is always cautious about saying the current situation is different from previous periods in history.
Right now,government officials across the country—including the Bidenadministration—argue in court that individuals and religious organizations who love and work with people from all walks of life should face civil and criminal penalties if they don’t abandon their beliefs on this issue, make no mistake, this bill will be used by officials and activists to punish and ruin those who do not share the government’s view on marriage.
Translations for argue
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- شجر, تشاجر, ناقشArabic
- спрачацца, паспрачаццаBelarusian
- споряBulgarian
- debatovat, prokazovat, diskutovat, hádat se, argumentovatCzech
- argumentereDanish
- streiten, diskutieren, argumentierenGerman
- debatir, argumentarSpanish
- kinastella, väitellä, riidelläFinnish
- se quereller, se disputer, affirmerFrench
- connsaichScottish Gaelic
- התווכח, טעןHebrew
- վիճաբանել, վիճել, պնդելArmenian
- dibattere, litigare, argomentare, discutereItalian
- 議論, 論ずるJapanese
- კამათობსGeorgian
- വാദിയ്ക്കുകMalayalam
- ရန်ဖြစ်Burmese
- argumentereNorwegian
- redetwisten, argumenteren, betogenDutch
- argumentar, arguir, discutir, debaterPortuguese
- maqanakuyQuechua
- a aduce argumente, discuta, certa, pledaRomanian
- обсуждать, споритьRussian
- sporiti, споритиSerbo-Croatian
- prepirati seSlovene
- argumentera, gräla, hävdaSwedish
- münakaşa etmek, kavga etmek, tartışmakTurkish
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