Communication
Synonyms for argument
Synonyms for argument: statement and debate. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 2 synonyms for argument
- statementnoun, in the sense "a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true"
- debatenoun, in the sense "a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal"
Two senses of argument, two audited synonyms, one for each. The bank does not stack alternatives under a sense it has not separated.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
It was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true.
The true synonym
statement
Same sentence, swapped: It was a strong statement that his hypothesis was true.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for argument in the sentence quoted.
- arguing
- debate
- clue
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
The argument over foreign aid goes on and on.
The true synonym
debate
Same sentence, swapped: The debate over foreign aid goes on and on.
Close but different
The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.
- statement
- talks
- negotiation
Where argument turns up in the game
argument is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where argument is the trap
Play argument
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so argument reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. argument carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.