| Main Entry: | argue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally fight |
Synonyms: |
altercate, bandy, battle, bicker, break with, buck, bump heads, contend, cross, cross swords, disagree, dispute, face down, face off, feud, gang up on, get in one's face, go one on one, hammer, hammer away, hash, hash over, hassle, have at each other, have at it, jump, jump on, knock around, lock horns, mix it up, pettifog, pick an argument, put up a fight, put up a struggle, quarrel, quibble, rehash, row, sass, set to, sock it to, squabble, stick it to, talk back, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agree, harmonize, ignore, overlook |
| Main Entry: | contend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | argue |
Synonyms: |
affirm, allege, assert, aver, avow, blast, charge, claim, come at, cross, debate, defend, dictate, dispute, enjoin, fly in face of, gang up on, go at, have at, have bone to pick, hold, insist, jump on, justify, lace into, lay into, let have it, light into, lock horns with, maintain, mix, mix it up, prescribe, put up argument, report, rip*, say, set to, sock it to one, stick it to, take on, tell, urge, vindicate, warrant, zap |
Antonyms: |
cede, give in, give up, surrender |
| Main Entry: | contest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight |
Synonyms: |
altercate, attack, battle, brawl, break with, buck, compete, conflict, contend, cross, defend, duel, feud, fight over, gang up on, hassle, knuckle with, lay a finger on, lay out, put on gloves, put up dukes, quarrel, repel, rival, row, rumpus, scrap, scuffle, set to, sock, square off, strike, struggle, take on, tilt, traverse, vie, withstand, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
agree |
| Main Entry: | gang up on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | combine against |
Synonyms: |
join forces against, overwhelm |