Dictionary entry details
• ARGUMENT (noun)
Meaning:
A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
argument; statement
Context example:
it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
Hypernyms ("argument" is a kind of...):
evidence (an indication that makes something evident)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "argument"):
proof (a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it)
specious argument (an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious)
last word (the final statement in a verbal argument)
adducing (citing as evidence or proof)
clincher; determiner; determining factor (an argument that is conclusive)
case (a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument)
con (an argument opposed to a proposal)
pro (an argument in favor of a proposal)
counterargument (an argument offered in opposition to another argument)
Meaning:
A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
disceptation; controversy; contestation; arguing; contention; argument; disputation; tilt
Context example:
they were involved in a violent argument
Hypernyms ("argument" is a kind of...):
conflict; difference; difference of opinion; dispute (a disagreement or argument about something important)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "argument"):
polemic (a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma))
sparring (an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage)
firestorm (an outburst of controversy)
argle-bargle; argy-bargy (a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument)
fight (an intense verbal dispute)
Meaning:
A discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
debate; argumentation; argument
Context example:
the argument over foreign aid goes on and on
Hypernyms ("argument" is a kind of...):
discussion; give-and-take; word (an exchange of views on some topic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "argument"):
logomachy (argument about words or the meaning of words)
Meaning:
A summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
literary argument; argument
Context example:
the editor added the argument to the poem
Hypernyms ("argument" is a kind of...):
sum-up; summary (a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form)
Meaning:
A variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("argument" is a kind of...):
variable; variable quantity (a quantity that can assume any of a set of values)
