1. (noun)argument, argumentation, debate a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal Synonyms: debate, disceptation, logical argument, argumentation, contention, argument, tilt, controversy, disputation, line, contestation, arguing, statement, literary argument, line of reasoning, public debate, parameter
2. (verb)debate, disputation, public debate the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) Synonyms: contestation, controversy, public debate, disceptation, disputation, tilt, contention, argument, arguing, debate, argumentation
3. (verb)debate argue with one another Synonyms: deliberate, consider, moot, fence, argue, contend, turn over
5. (verb)debate, deliberate discuss the pros and cons of an issue Synonyms: consider, fence, moot, argue, turn over, deliberate, contend, debate
6. (verb)argue, contend, debate, fence have an argument about something Synonyms: fence, fight, palisade, make do, indicate, consider, turn over, vie, deliberate, deal, postulate, manage, compete, struggle, debate, argue, wall, repugn, grapple, reason, surround, contend, cope, make out, moot, fence in, get by, contest
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'debate'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. debate An individual considers, meditates, ponders, reflects, by himself; he weighs a matter in his own mind, and is sometimes said even to debate with himself. Consult and confer always imp Synonyms: deliberate, confer, consult, meditate, reflect, consider, debate, ponder, weigh
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