Agreeing, partially agreeing & disagreeing

Agreement, partial agreement and disagreement

Agreement:

If you agree with an opinion or an idea, you are expected to say so.

Expressions

• There is no doubt about it that...
• I completely / absolutely agree with you.
• I agree with you entirely.
• I totally agree with you.
• I simply must agree with that.
• I am of the same opinion.
• I am of the same opinion.
• That’s exactly what I think.

Disagreement:

Expressing disagreement is always respected as honest, and sometimes as courageous.

Expressions

• I don't agree with you.
• I’m sorry, but I disagree.
• I'm afraid, I can't agree with you. The problem is that...
• I (very much) doubt whether...
• This is in complete contradiction to...
• With all due respect,…
• I am of a different opinion because ...
• I cannot share this / that / the view.
• I cannot agree with this idea.
• What I object to is...
• I have my own thoughts about that.

Partial agreement:

You can also agree but with reservation especially when there is a doubt or feeling of not being able to accept something completely

Expressions

• It is only partly true that...
• That’s true, but…
• I can agree with that only with reservations.
• That seems obvious, but...
• That is not necessarily so.
• It is not as simple as it seems.
• I agree with you in principle, but…
• I agree with you in part, but…
• Well, you could be right.