Synonyms for argument

Noun

1. argument, statement, evidence

usage: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"

2. controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing, dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict

usage: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

3. argument, argumentation, debate, discussion, give-and-take, word

usage: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

4. argument, literary argument, summary

usage: a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"

5. argument, variable, variable quantity

usage: a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable