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| altercate |
to argue heatedly; quarrel. |
| analogize |
to reason or argue by use of analogy. [1/3 definitions] |
| brawl |
to fight or argue noisily. [1/3 definitions] |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. [1/2 definitions] |
| controvert |
to argue in opposition to. |
| counterargue |
combined form of argue. |
| cross swords |
to argue or disagree violently. [1/2 definitions] |
| debate |
a formal, structured, and usu. public contest in which two speakers, or two teams of speakers, argue opposing viewpoints on a specific proposition. [3/7 definitions] |
| dicker |
to argue over price or value; bargain; haggle. [1/2 definitions] |
| dispute |
to argue or debate about (a question, proposal, or the like). [2/7 definitions] |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usu. against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| haggle |
to bargain or argue over petty differences in price, terms, or point of view. [1/2 definitions] |
| litigious |
tending to argue, disagree, or dispute; argumentative. [1/3 definitions] |
| on the warpath |
ready to confront, argue, or fight; angry; indignant. [1/2 definitions] |
| pugnacity |
readiness or eagerness to fight or argue. |
| quarrel |
to disagree or argue angrily or bitterly. [1/4 definitions] |
| quibble |
to argue over a trivial matter. [1/3 definitions] |
| reargue |
combined form of argue. |
| rebut |
to argue against; attempt to disprove. [1/3 definitions] |
| scrappy2 |
(informal) easily incited to fight or argue; combative; quarrelsome. [1/2 definitions] |
| spar2 |
to fight with words; argue; dispute. [1/5 definitions] |
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