rearguing
Making case anew
Rearguing is arguing again—presenting a case or position that has already been debated, often because a decision was unsatisfactory or new grounds have emerged.
In legal contexts, attorneys may petition to reargue a motion or appeal: The defense filed to reargue the suppression hearing.
More casually, it describes rehashing old disputes: We're not rearguing this tonight.
Point challenging another's position
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- refutationDisproving a statement
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
cross-examination · objection · rejoinder · dialectic · discourse · persuasion · deliberation · polemic
Verbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
bickering · squabbling · wrangling · clashing · fighting · feuding · sparring · butting heads
Renewed evaluation of something
- reexaminationInspecting something once more
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
compromise · revisiting · working through · hashing out · talking through · settling · resolving · making amends
Persistent grip or resolve
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- stubbornnessRefusal to yield
- insistenceUnyielding demand for something
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
obstinacy · relentlessness · repetition · harping · belaboring · pressing · pushing · reiterating
counterargument
Point challenging another's position
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- refutationDisproving a statement
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
contention · cross-examination · objection · rejoinder · dialectic · discourse · persuasion · deliberation · polemic · sparring
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
disagreement · bickering · squabbling · wrangling · clashing · fighting · feuding · sparring · butting heads · locking horns
reconsideration
Renewed evaluation of something
- reexaminationInspecting something once more
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
reconciliation · compromise · revisiting · working through · hashing out · talking through · settling · resolving · making amends
tenacity
Persistent grip or resolve
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- stubbornnessRefusal to yield
- insistenceUnyielding demand for something
doggedness · obstinacy · relentlessness · repetition · harping · belaboring · pressing · pushing · reiterating · badgering
rearguingconceding
Acknowledging another's claim
yielding · surrendering · capitulating · backing down · letting go
argue, argument, arguing, argued, arguments, argumentative, arguer, argumentativeness, argumentatively