Synonyms for arguing
- noun
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All synonyms
Noun
argument, contention, controversy, disputation, contestation, tilt, disceptation dated
Definitions
- n. 1
argument
Forms
- Plural
- arguings → arguments, contentions, controversies, disputations…
Example sentences
- argument No one could get the better of him in an argument.
- controversy She has waded into one controversy after another.
- contention It's always been a point of contention between us.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| arguing | rising | |
| argument | steady | |
| controversy | falling | |
| contention | falling | |
| disputation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- tilt1
- 8 letters
- argument3
- 10 letters
- contention3
- 11 letters
- controversy4, disputation4
- 12 letters
- contestation, disceptation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (argument3 = 3 syllables).