Agreeing and Disagreeing

You may find yourself agreeing completely or on some condition.

Some good ways to express complete agreement are as follows:

  • Exactly. …
  • Precisely. …
  • Definitely. …
  • That makes sense. …
  • That seems sensible. …
  • I think you’re right.

To express conditional agreement, you may use:

  • I’d agree with you if …
  • I’d certainly agree if you’re thinking of …

There are times when you may find yourself disagreeing with somebody, to a different extent.

Some good ways to express complete disagreement are as follows:

  • I disagree entirely. …
  • I’m afraid I can’t agree. …
  • On the contrary. …
  • I don’t think we should …

To dismiss an argument as improbable/irrelevant, you may say:

  • That isn’t the point. …
  • That’s highly debatable. …
  • That’s highly unlikely. …

You may disagree diplomatically and say:

  • I wonder whether that’s the case. …
  • I’m not sure that it works like that. …
  • I’m not so sure about that. …
  • Well, I’m not sure if … 
  • My (main) worry is that …