Argue

Verb

 * 1)  To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
 * 2)  To have an argument, a quarrel.
 * 3)  To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).

Adverbs for Argue
persuasively; placatingly; elusively; understandingly; thoughtfully; drawlingly; fallaciously; rationalistically; preposterously;sensibly; captiously; lamely; fairly; roughly; impressively; profoundly; affirmatively; excitedly; hypercritically; vainly; irrationally; indefatigably; wisely; logically; adversely; scientifically; sophistically; deviously; contentiously; cantankerously; discursively; priggishly; clumsily; pettishly; hypothetically; ingeniously; crushingly; exhaustively; lucidly; formidably; tellingly; irrefutably; fruitlessly; acrimoniously; equivocally; irritatingly; stubbornly; superfluously; abusively; circuitously.

Synonyms for Argue
dispute, wrangle, debate, differ, discuss.

Antonyms for Argue
ignore, agree, overlook, harmonize.

Thesaurus
affirm; agitate; allege; altercate; analyze; announce; annunciate; approve; argufy; assert; assever; asseverate; attest; aver; avouch; avow; balk; bandy words; be construed as; be indicative of; be significant of; be symptomatic of; bespeak; betoken; bicker; breathe; canvass; cavil; characterize; choplogic; claim; clash; conflict; connote; contend; contest; convince; cross swords; cut and thrust; debate; declare; defend; demonstrate; demur; denominate; denote; differ; differentiate; disaccord; disagree; discept; disclose; discuss; display; dispute; dissent; dissuade; entail; enunciate; establish; evidence; evince; exhibit; expostulate; express; fight; furnish evidence; give and take; give evidence; give indication of; give token; go to show; hassle; have; have it out; highlight; hint; hold; identify; illustrate; imply; import; indicate; insist; investigate; involve; issue a manifesto; jib; join issue; justify; lay down; lock horns; logomachize; maintain; manifest; manifesto; mark; mean; moot; note; object; persuade; pettifog; plead; point to; polemicize; polemize; predicate; prevail upon; proclaim; profess; pronounce; protest; prove; put; put it; quarrel; quibble; reason; refer to; remonstrate; reveal; review; row; say; scrap; set down; set forth; show; show signs of; sift; signalize; signify; spar; speak; speak for itself; speak out; speak up; speak volumes; spell; squabble; stand for; stand on; state; study; submit; suggest; symbolize; symptomatize; symptomize; take sides; talk; talk out of; tell; tend to show; testify; thrash out; try conclusions; ventilate; vindicate; warrant; witness; wrangle

Etymology
< arguen: <  arguer: <  arguere:, probably connected with  ἀργός:; see argent, and compare declare:.

Pronunciation

 * Schoolbook Phonetics: (ärʹgū)
 * Last Resort Phonetics: AHR-gyoo
 * Last Resort Phonetics: AHR-gyoo

Derived terms

 * arguable
 * arguer
 * argument


 * argumentative
 * argumentation

Translations

 * Arabic: ناقش
 * Armenian:, պնդել
 * Bulgarian: споря
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: debatovat,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: väitellä, riidellä, kinastella
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:


 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, 論ずる
 * Malayalam: വാദിയ്ക്കുക (vaadiykkuka)
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: спорити
 * Roman: sporiti
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Arabic:, تشاجر
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: споря
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew:


 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: gräla


 * Czech: argumentovat, prokazovat


 * Italian:

Anagrams

 * auger, rugae

Anagrams

 * auger, Auger
 * urgea