arguing for an idea Synonym

cause, motive, rationale, basis, ground, justification, explanation, argument, purpose, logic, foundation, premise, principle, account, excuse, pretext, motivation, inducement, aim, objective, intention, end, goal, point, why, grounds, case, thesis, theory, hypothesis, warrant, vindication, defense, plea, claim, assertion, contention, belief, opinion, view, judgment, understanding, sense, wisdom, intellect, intelligence, mind, sanity [x]

declares, asserts, claims, states, affirms, avows, maintains, proclaims, announces, confesses, acknowledges, admits, professes, avers, swears, testifies, vouches, attests, certifies, pronounces, reveals, discloses, divulges, expresses, articulates, enunciates, voices, utters, communicates, conveys, imparts, promulgates, publishes, broadcasts, trumpets, heralds, advertises, publicizes, spreads, disseminates, propagates, circulates, bruits, blazons [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]

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

assert, claim, contend, declare, maintain, affirm, state, avow, profess, insist, argue, purport, suggest, aver, testify, pronounce, announce, proclaim, asseverate, represent, plead, warrant, certify, vouch, swear, attest, depose, predicate, postulate, posit, hypothesize, theorize, conjecture, surmise, suppose, imply, insinuate, hint, intimate, indicate, adduce, present, offer, submit, advance, propose, propound, advocate, uphold, support [x]

brainwashing, conditioning, inculcation, propaganda, instruction, training, education, teaching, schooling, persuasion, influence, programming, socialization, cultivation, grooming, molding, shaping, guidance, coaching, tutoring, mentoring, orientation, preparation, briefing, priming, acculturation, habituation, familiarization, initiation, instillation, drilling, imprinting, inculcating, instilling, nurturing, fostering, cultivating, developing, educating, informing, enlightening, edification, reeducation, reprogramming, brainwash, mind control, thought reform, conversion, subjugation [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]