Argument
Argument noun - An often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions.
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Synonyms for Argument
Contest is a synonym for argument in speech topic. In some cases you can use "Contest" instead a noun "Argument".
Contest
Contest noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.
Usage example: the eternal contest between the forces of good and the forces of evil
Argument is a synonym for contest in speech topic. Sometimes you can use "Argument" instead a noun "Contest", if it concerns topics such as dispute.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good argument | good contest |
| best | best argument | best contest |
| long | long argument | long contest |
| particular | particular argument | particular contest |
| Other adjectives: similar, short, following, single, small, actual, entire, real, violent, big, little, final, primary, last, latest, previous, resulting, ongoing, online. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In Something Rotten, Hamlet gets into an argument with a group of Shakespeare fans who challenge him to a contest of who can perform the best "To be or not to be" speech.
Source: Your Costume Needs Work -
Feud Episode: "Party Pooped" has the Hatter and Hare stop speaking after an argument, while "Metaphor Monday" has the Tweedles' sibling rivalry over a costume contest get out of hand.
- The US does allow defendants to plead "no contest" (nolo contendere), or "Without admitting guilt, I do not wish to contest the prosecution's argument," but the judge has to accept the plea.
Source: Artistic License Law
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