Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #15000
Word (Wort)

das Gegenargument

Translation (Übersetzung) counterargument
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ˈɡeːɡn̩ʔaʁɡuˌmɛnt]
B2
Nouns
Intermediate
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
formal compound-noun academic debate critical-thinking
A compound noun formed from 'gegen' (against) and 'Argument' (argument). Used in formal and academic contexts to present opposing viewpoints.

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Gegenargument is a German Nouns

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Gegenargument Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Er brachte ein überzeugendes Gegenargument vor.
He presented a convincing counterargument.
Debate or discussion
Für jedes Argument sollte man auch die Gegenargumente kennen.
For every argument, one should also know the counterarguments.
Critical thinking
Das Haupt-Gegenargument gegen diese These ist die fehlende Evidenz.
The main counterargument against this thesis is the lack of evidence.
Academic writing

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Gegenargument Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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root (Wurzel)
Argument
Meaning: argument
Example: Das Argument war schlüssig.
Noun
prefix (Präfix)
gegen
Meaning: against
Example: Er ist gegen den Vorschlag.
Preposition

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Gegenargument Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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Gegenargument Collocations (Kollokationen)

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ein starkes Gegenargument
a strong counterargument
High frequency
Gegenargumente vorbringen
to present counterarguments
High frequency
auf ein Gegenargument eingehen
to address a counterargument
Medium frequency
Gegenargument entkräften
to refute a counterargument
Medium frequency
ein plausibles Gegenargument
a plausible counterargument
Medium frequency
Gegenargumente sammeln
to gather counterarguments
Low frequency
Gegenargument ignorieren
to ignore a counterargument
Low frequency

Gegenargument Idioms (Redewendungen)

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Für jedes Argument gibt es ein Gegenargument.
For every argument there is a counterargument.
Means that there are always opposing viewpoints to consider.
Das Gegenargument zieht nicht.
The counterargument doesn't hold water.
Indicates that a counterargument is not valid or convincing.

Gegenargument Synonyms (Synonyme)

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Einwand
Meaning: objection
High similarity
Widerspruch
Meaning: contradiction
Medium similarity
Gegendarstellung
Meaning: counterstatement
Medium similarity
Entgegnung
Meaning: reply, retort
Medium similarity
Gegenrede
Meaning: counter-speech
Low similarity

Gegenargument Antonyms (Antonyme)

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Argument
Meaning: argument
Behauptung
Meaning: claim, assertion
These
Meaning: thesis
Pro-Argument
Meaning: pro-argument

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Debatte Diskussion Meinungsaustausch Kritik Widerlegung Dialog Auseinandersetzung

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