argument

/ˈɑɹɡjəmənt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
   “it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true”
2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
   “they were involved in a violent argument”
3. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
   “the argument over foreign aid goes on and on”
4. a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
   “the editor added the argument to the poem”
5. (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
6. a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
7. a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
   “I can't follow your line of reasoning”

Synonyms for argument

• statement
• controversy
• contention
• contestation
• disputation
• disceptation
• tilt
• arguing
• argumentation
• debate
• literary argument
• parameter
• logical argument
• line of reasoning
• line