arguing for a claim Synonym

assert, declare, maintain, state, affirm, allege, contend, insist, profess, demand, request, apply for, seek, pursue, sue for, requisition, petition for, file for, lay claim to, stake a claim to, appropriate, arrogate, assume, usurp, seize, take over, take possession of, take, acquire, gain, obtain, procure, secure, win, earn, achieve, attain, get, receive, collect, gather, amass, accumulate, hoard, monopolize, corner, control [x]

disprove, contradict, rebut, deny, negate, invalidate, debunk, challenge, counter, oppose, gainsay, repudiate, contest, discredit, confute, disclaim, controvert, disaffirm, nullify, reject [x]

contentious, debatable, disputable, divisive, polemical, provocative, arguable, questionable, touchy, hot-button, inflammatory, vexed, moot, problematic, thorny, sensitive, charged, explosive, fraught, heated, incendiary, litigious, disputed, contestable, unsettled, at issue, at odds, open to debate, up for debate, up in the air [x]

debatable, arguable, contestable, questionable, controversial, doubtful, uncertain, moot, contentious, open to question, open to debate, in dispute, at issue, up for debate, not certain, not definite, not settled, unresolved, unsettled, unconfirmed, unproven, unverified, suspect, dubious, problematic, iffy, ambiguous, equivocal, unclear, indefinite, inconclusive, unsure, undecided [x]

resist, withstand, oppose, defy, endure, combat, confront, counter, repel, fend off, fight against, stand up to, ward off, keep at bay, stave off, thwart, check, block, hinder, obstruct, impede, prevent, deter, discourage, forestall, stop, arrest, halt, restrain, contain, control, curb, bridle, rein in, subdue, suppress, quash, quell, squelch, stifle, smother, choke off, snuff out, extinguish, neutralize, nullify, invalidate, negate, counteract [x]

rebuttal, refutation, contradiction, counterargument, denial,ation, disproof, confutation, counterclaim, opposition [x]

reasons, explanations, defenses, rationales, arguments, excuses, validations, vindications, grounds, alibis, pretexts, apologies, clarifications, accounts, warrants, supports, bases, premises, foundations, motives, causes, extenuations, pleas, corroborations, affirmations, attestations, endorsements, confirmations, verifications, proofs, substantiations, evidences, testimonies, advocacies, assertions, averments, declarations, statements, claims, contentions, expositions, elucidations, interpretations, exculpations, exonerations, justifications [x]

disputes, debates, discussions, quarrels, disagreements, altercations, squabbles, rows, tiffs, clashes, conflicts, confrontations, wrangles, bickerings, contentions, feuds, frictions, spats, tussles, contests, controversies, polemics, wranglings, brawls, strifes, dissensions, discord, differences [x]

rail, rant, fulminate, denounce, decry,, criticize, censure, attack, lambaste, berate, castigate, excoriate, vilify, revile, disparage, malign, abuse, reproach, rebuke, scold, upbraid, vituperate, objurgate, chide, harangue, blast, slam, tear into, lay into, run down, badmouth, knock, pan, trash, bash, crucify, pummel, hammer, rip into, chew out, dress down, tongue-lash, give someone a dressing-down, give someone a talking-to, give someone a piece of one's mind [x]

disputes, arguments, disagreements, conflicts, debates, quarrels, altercations, clashes, controversies, strife, discord, dissensions, wrangles, bickerings, feuds, squabbles, tiffs, rows, frictions, tussles, spats, skirmishes, confrontations, differences, contentions [x]

disproving, debunking, contradicting, countering, invalidating, negating, challenging, discrediting, rebutting, denying, opposing, contesting, disputing, gainsaying, nullifying, repudiating, confuting, rejecting, overturning, disaffirming, confounding, disproval, refutal, refutation, contradiction, counterargument, counterstatement, rebuttal, disproof, invalidation, negation, opposition, contestation, dispute, rejection, nullification, repudiation, confutation, denial, disaffirmation, overturn [x]

refuting, countering, disproving, contesting, challenging, opposing, contradicting, denying, negating, disputing, invalidating, debunking, repelling, confuting, gainsaying, rejecting, discrediting, nullifying, quashing, overturning, rebuttal [x]

debatable, disputable, arguable, questionable, uncertain, doubtful, controversial, unsettled, unresolved, ambiguous, unclear, indefinite, moot, contestable, problematic, dubious, equivocal, undecided, open, inconclusive, unconfirmed, unproven, speculative, iffy, up in the air, in doubt, in question, not certain, not definite, not settled, not sure, open for discussion, open to debate, open to doubt, open to interpretation, open to objection, open to scrutiny, open-ended, pending, touch-and-go, up for grabs, up for discussion, up for debate [x]

artillery positions, gun positions, firing positions, battery positions, weapon emplacements, gun sites, artillery emplacements, defensive positions, fortifications, strongpoints, gun nests, pillboxes, bunkers, redoub, bastions, pits, gun stations, firebases, gun turrets, gun platforms, gun mounts, gun placements, gun batteries, gun installations, gun setups, gun arrangements, gun locations, gun spots, gun bases, gun posts, gun defenses, gun strongholds, gun bulwarks, gun redoubts, gun bastions, gun fortresses, gun citadels, gun blockhouses, gun shelters, gun entrenchments, gun barricades, gun ramparts, gun parapets, gun escarpments, gun outposts, gun sentry posts, gun watchtowers, gun guard posts [x]

refutation, counterargument, contradiction, denial, disproof, negation, rebutter, confutation, counterstatement, counterclaim, response, reply, rejoinder, retort, answer, comeback, counter, defense, countercharge, counteraccusation, counterevidence, counterproof, counterresponse, counterreply, counterrefutation, counterdenial, counterdisproof, counternegation, counterconfutation, counterrejoinder, counterretort, counteranswer, countercomeback, counterdefense, counterargumentation, counterassertion, countercontention, counteropposition, counterchallenge, countercritique, counterrebuttal, countercontradiction, counterdisputation, counterdisagreement, counterdispute, counterobjection [x]