a knockdown argument

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• Knockdown — Knock down , a. 1. Of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; as, a knockdown blow; a knockdown argument.. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Designating a rivet end to be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. Of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• argument — [n1] verbal fight altercation, beef, bickering, blowup, bone, bone of contention, bone to pick*, brannigan*, brawl, brush, clash, controversy, crusher*, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, dustup*, exchange, face off …   New thesaurus

• clincher — Synonyms and related words: KO, conclusive argument, coup de grace, crusher, death stroke, deathblow, end all, ender, final stroke, finisher, finishing stroke, floorer, kayo, kayo punch, knockdown argument, knockout, knockout blow, last dab,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• cogency — Synonyms and related words: acuity, acumen, acuteness, advantageousness, agreeableness, amperage, apperception, armipotence, astuteness, auspiciousness, authoritativeness, authority, bearing, beef, beneficialness, benevolence, benignity, black… …   Moby Thesaurus

• crusher — Synonyms and related words: KO, cheese grater, clincher, comminutor, conclusive argument, death stroke, deathblow, end all, ender, final stroke, finisher, finishing stroke, floorer, granulator, grater, grinder, kayo, kayo punch, knockdown… …   Moby Thesaurus

• finisher — Synonyms and related words: KO, capstone, climax, clincher, conclusive argument, copestone, crown, crusher, cutter, death stroke, deathblow, end all, ender, final stroke, final touch, finishing stroke, floorer, garmentmaker, garmentworker, kayo,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• floorer — Synonyms and related words: Chinese puzzle, baffling problem, brain twister, clincher, conclusive argument, crossword puzzle, crusher, crux, enigma, enigmatic question, finisher, jigsaw puzzle, knockdown argument, knot, knotty point, mind boggler …   Moby Thesaurus

• settler — Synonyms and related words: KO, Maecenas, Santa Claus, almoner, almsgiver, angel, arrival, arriviste, assignor, awarder, backer, bestower, cheerful giver, clincher, colonial, colonist, colonizer, comer, conclusive argument, conferrer, consignor,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• sockdolager — Synonyms and related words: KO, clincher, conclusive argument, crusher, death stroke, deathblow, end all, ender, final stroke, finisher, finishing stroke, floorer, kayo, kayo punch, knockdown argument, knockout, knockout blow, last dab, quietus,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• strong point — Synonyms and related words: ability, acropolis, area, bag, bastion, beachhead, blockhouse, bridgehead, bump, bunker, caliber, capability, capacity, castle, citadel, cogency, cup of tea, donjon, dower, dowry, endowment, equipment, faculty,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• confutation — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Proving false Nouns confutation, refutation, disproof, rebuttal, answer; reductio ad absurdum; conclusive or knockdown argument. Informal, clincher, squelcher, crusher. See nullification, negation. Verbs… …   English dictionary for students