- argument
- n1. debate, discussion, polemic, logomachy, war of words; contestation, disputation, argumentation.2. disagreement, contention, altercation, conflict, dispute, controversy, discord, clash, falling-out, Inf. hassle, Inf. barney; quarrel, row, squabble, dustup, spat, tiff, Brit. Dial. fratch, Brit. Dial. fratching; fracas, uproar, brouhaha, rumpus, Inf. ruckus; fight, tussle, donnybrook, Scot. sturt, Scot, and North Eng. threap, Inf. scrap, Inf. run-in, Inf. set-to, Sl. rhubarb; broil, embroilment, imbroglio; dissension, variance, difference of opinion, wrangling, bickering.3. logic, ratiocination, reasoning, chain or course of reasoning.4. case, evidence, ground, proof; plea, consideration, reason, pros and cons; answer, reply, response, riposte, counterstatement, rebuttal, refutation, Sl. sockdolager.5. subject matter, thesis, theme, topic, gist, sum and substance, matter.6. abstract, brief, summary, outline; synopsis, precis, conspectus, syllabus; digest, abridgment, compendium, epitome.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.