Nouns (0)
Verbs (9)
reason, argue
v. present reasons and arguments
argue, indicate, argue for
v. give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"
fence, debate, contend, argue
v. have an argument about something
Adverbs (3)
along, with, in accompaniment
adv. together with somebody, as a companion or in association with: "His little sister came along to the movies"
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (56)
fence, debate, contend, argue
v. have an argument about something
excuse, rationalize, justify, apologize, apologise
v. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
fight, struggle, have a fight
v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver
v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
feud, carry out a feud
v. carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"
swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver
v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
declare, state clearly
v. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
say, aver, allege
v. report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"
challenge, ask for identification
v. ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
grapple, deal, cope, contend, get by, manage
v. come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
reason, argue
v. present reasons and arguments
contest, contend, repugn
v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
clash, disagree strongly, disagree violently
v. disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies"
claim, postulate, contend, affirm strongly, assert strongly
v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
warrant, justify
v. show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"
discuss, talk over
v. speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"
Synonyms (0)
Antonyms (7)
concur, agree
v. be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"
deny, declare untrue
v. declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
get together, collaborate, cooperate
v. work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group"
argue with oneself
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