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. (noun)
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
4. (verb)
consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate
- think about carefully; weigh
Synonyms:
turn, reckon, dig, flip, pass on, weigh, view, debate, fence, reach, take, roll, study, see, deal, tump over, moot, think, contend, conceive, give, deliberate, overturn, bowl over, delve, pass, tip over, count, upset, believe, flip over, turn over, regard, argue, consider, knock over, look at, hand, cut into
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
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Synonyms of 'debate'
