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Argument

/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/

A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

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📖 Definitions of "Argument"

noun

1
A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
2
A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
3
A process of reasoning.
4
A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.

verb

1
(NNES) To put forward as an argument; to argue.

🔄 Synonyms of "Argument"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
contentionnoun	Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
tiltnoun	(transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
contestationnoun	The act of challenging or disputing a claim or idea.
statementnoun	A declaration or remark.
debatenoun	An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
controversynoun	A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
arguingnoun	argument
literary argumentnoun	a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
independent variablenoun	(sciences) The variable that is changed or manipulated in a series of experiments.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Argument"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
statementnoun	A declaration or remark.
debatenoun	An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
controversynoun	A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
contestationnoun	The act of challenging or disputing a claim or idea.
contentionnoun	Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
arguingnoun	argument
tiltnoun	A slope or inclination.
independent variablenoun	(sciences) The variable that is changed or manipulated in a series of experiments.
literary argumentnoun	a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
argumentationnoun	An exchange of arguments
suggestionnoun	(countable) Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
explanationnoun	Something that explains or makes understandable.
reasoningnoun	(uncountable) The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.
rationalenoun	An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
reasonnoun	(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
pointnoun	A small dot or mark.
evidencenoun	Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
logicnoun	(uncountable) A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.
justificationnoun	(countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
assumptionnoun	The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.