Synonyms and Antonyms of argue (ärgyo͝o)

debate fight disagreeable explain factional assert dispute elucidate disputatious disputative empirical eristic incisive plead make a case for aver avouch incontrovertible inductive insidious pedagogical polemic quodlibetic casuistry repudiate spar forensic presumptive maintain claim hold justify present show support reason with contend oppose demonstrate establish join issue put up an argument discuss talk-about clarify bicker moot quibble spat squabble tiff wrangle hassle tangle affirm allege avow declare say state attest bespeak betoken indicate mark point to testify witness agonistic analytical a posteriori a priori argumentative belligerent carping casuistic circuitous cogent contentious controversial debatable deductive dialectic sophistical specious tenable trenchant turbulent unassailable unruly warring watertight wrangling altercation appeal argumentation argumentum choplogic contretemps devil-s-advocate discursive disputation enthymeme expostulation forensics hypothesis induction lemma man-of-straw paralogism parthian shot philosophism pilpul posit postulate predicate premise prolepsis quodlibet reasoning ruction sophism sophistry sorites special pleading speciosity submission syllogism accommodate adduce battle cavil clash clinch compose contest controvert cross denote disagree evince expostulate gainsay imply induce invalidate nullify oppugn persuade prove reason rebut reconcile refute remonstrate retort vitiate void fence argufy polemicize symptomize asseverate irrefutable

abstain agree keep-quiet keep silent comply harmonize ignore overlook

quarrel See syn. study at words conflict suggest believe conclude point out emphasise pointing-out insist emphasize convince acknowledge concede assume

argue ₆ auger ₆ rugae ₆

ager ₅ ague ₅ areg ₅ gaur ₅ gear ₅ grue ₅ guar ₅ rage ₅ ruga ₅ urge ₅ urea ₄

age ₄ erg ₄ gae ₄ gar ₄ rag ₄ reg ₄ rug ₄ are ₃ ear ₃ eau ₃ era ₃ rue ₃

ag ₃ ae ₂ ar ₂ er ₂ re ₂