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Antonyms for argue
ˈɑr gyuar·gue

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.8 / 4 votes

  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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. argue

    Antonyms:
    dictate, assert, propound, command

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

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Princeton's WordNet3.8 / 5 votes

  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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. argueverb

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

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. agreeable

    to argue is to fight or disagree with another

    examples thereof an antonym of argue. i would rather agree with you rather than fight or argue.

    Submitted by acronimous on February 12, 2019  
  2. quarrel

    quarrel is the antonyms of argue

    we want to quarrel we are not arguing

    Submitted by anonymous on December 22, 2019  

How to use argue in a sentence?

  1. Chris Bergin:

    Now we believe that Miguel is eligible for naturalization because criminal conviction doesn't render him ineligible through' bad moral character.' That's the term they use, that's what we're going to argue, and I think it's a good argument.

  2. Robinson Crawford:

    TIPS absolutely merit a place in a Robinson Crawford investor's portfolio, especially those with significant bond holdings, the main issue is that they increase in value in conjunction with the CPI, which many would argue is not an accurate inflation measure.

  3. Andrew Freeman:

    But I tell people it's always a wise idea to either visit with their primary care doctor or their cardiologist before they begin on any ambitious exercise program -- including Peloton, which I would argue is quite ambitious.

  4. Kamal Nawash:

    In addition to degrading and objectifying women, posing naked may actually be counterproductive to supporting women’s rights. Those opposing equality for women, will just point to the naked women and argue to the parents of the nation that it is their traditional values that prevent their daughters from being degraded and objectified as women, this will be a powerful argument because most parents do not want to see their daughters posing naked.

  5. Ramon Llamas of IDC Research:

    Building a bridge is always important in order to not alienate its current user base, but I'd argue that it has already taken that step considering the Apple Music numbers, clearly, it needs to direct people in that direction and show a clear cut-off date so that users are prepared.

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#7080argue
#13093assert
#20832dictate
#177665propound

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