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".
Mutual synonyms
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)
Source: Fact Opinion Argument - But a good way to check for errors here is to see if they use the words "argument" and "statement" as they should.
Source: Fact Opinion Argument - 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.
Source: Non Sequitur Fallacy
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Statement and Argument. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/argument/statement
Argument & Statement. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/argument/statement>.
Statement or Argument. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/argument/statement.
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