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Collins Primary Thesaurus

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2019
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debate

“I think we’ll be debating this issue forever!” joked Mrs Evans.

hold

Before 1492, many people held that the earth was flat.

maintain

Columbus always maintained that the earth was round, and proceeded to prove it.

put the case

In the debate, Scarlet put the case for hunting and I opposed it.

reason

Mum tried to reason with my little brother, but it was a waste of time.

argument (1) NOUN

An argument is a talk between people who do not agree.

barney INFORMAL

Kayla and I had a bit of a barney, but we soon made up.

difference of opinion

Panna and Liz had a difference of opinion over which team would win.

disagreement

The tennis players had a disagreement about whether the service was in or out.

dispute

The long-running dispute between the two neighbours ended in a court case.

feud

Occasionally, the feud between the Campbell clan and the MacDonald clan erupted into violence.

fight

Two girls in our class got into a fight over a missing purse.

quarrel

The quarrel started when Colin was left out of the team in favour of Barry.

row Rhymes with “cow”

I was upstairs in my room when the row between Dad and Grandad started.

squabble

It was a silly squabble over who would sleep in the top bunk.

A formal talk between people who do not agree is a debate.

argument (2) NOUN

An argument is a point or set of reasons you use to convince people about something.

case

The barrister set out the case for the prosecution.

grounds

The judge decided there were no grounds on which to find the defendant guilty.

reason

Guy Fawkes was asked to give his reasons for wishing to blow up Parliament.

armour NOUN

Armour is special metal clothing that soldiers wore in the past for protection.

Pieces of armour:

breastplate

gauntlet

helmet

visor

army NOUN

An army is a large group of soldiers who are trained to fight on land.

Military means “connected with an army”.

Here are some more words associated with the military, or armed forces:
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