strong case

Examples

• All

• Thus, there is a strong case for self-employment based on sound economic reasons.

  Academic text (1998)

• If all the data in a manuscript come from a single source, a strong case can be made for an offer of coauthorship.

  Academic text (2013)

• And then there is also a strong case to be made.

  Rich Roll

• I have built quite the strong case for your friend.

  White Girl (2016)

• You need a strong case for that.

  Knives Out (2019)

• We have a strong case.

  Selma (2014)

• "Look, I need help making a strong case and getting it into the public record."

  Fiction book (1996)

• Thus, on paper, Japan seems to have the stronger case.

  Academic text (2005)

• Only a handful of American historians have made a strong case for the importance of fundamentalist thinking in the United States.

  Academic text (2015)

• The literature makes a strong case that LCs should be given serious consideration in setting college priorities.

  Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

V

valid argument

vsstrong case

5 3.4

A reason or group of reasons that make sense and are clear

is a position based on both evidence and reasoning rather than logic alone

S

strong defense

vsstrong case

• US

3 3.9

A clear argument a lawyer gives in court to show a person is not guilty

is a position supported by evidence and clear reasoning rather than courtroom delivery

A

airtight argument

vsstrong case

1 4.8

A set of reasons that cannot be shown wrong

is a well supported position that is strong but not necessarily undisputable

C

cogent evidence

vsstrong case

• Formal

5.7

Clear and strong information that convinces people it is true

is an argued position that combines reasoning with supporting evidence rather than only proof

Antonyms

U

unsubstantiated

38 7.5

Not supported by facts or proof

How Strong

airtight argument

1 4.8

strong case

30 3.9

flimsy argument

1 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology