Argument and Statement

Argument

Argument noun - A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true.
Usage example: it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
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Synonyms for Argument

Statement is a synonym for argument in assertion topic. In some cases you can use "Statement" instead a noun "Argument".

Statement

Statement noun - A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true.
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Synonyms for Statement

Argument is a synonym for statement in assertion topic. Sometimes you can use "Argument" instead a noun "Statement".

Nearby Words: state, stated, statute, stating

How words are described

full full argument full statement
long long argument long statement
exact exact argument exact statement
similar similar argument similar statement
Other adjectives: common, brief, short, following, public, original, reasonable, single, strong, actual, entire, big, serious, moral, political, final, above, last, previous, philosophical.

Both words in one sentence

  • A critic makes a statement of opinion but acts as if it's objective argument (usually in defense when someone rejects the opinion)
  • But a good way to check for errors here is to see if they use the words "argument" and "statement" as they should.
  • Often, a non sequitur results from the writer believing that the statement results from an "obvious" argument that doesn't need to be explicitly stated.
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Statement and Argument. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/argument/statement
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