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Debate

//dɪˈbeɪt//

Synonyms for "debate" (263 found)

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Informal (29)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

pitch shilly-shally

Adv, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(6 words)

air rap knock ask war ponder

Noun, verb, slang(8 words)

talk handle mouth toss spout examine jib dialogue

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Verb, slang(7 words)

go into discuss ventilate hang back knock around talk about stick at

Noun, slang(2 words)

strife pep talk

Adj, slang(1 words)

General use (234)

Name, noun, verb(11 words)

strain balance reason retreat treat reading read weigh hover muse sift

Noun, verb(55 words)

study review yield address withdraw take up question fight dispute argument canvass conflict digest discourse speech concert scruple contest rant falter

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Noun(62 words)

division consideration argument reflection application analysis concentration introduction contemplation disagreement examination contention treatment forum hostility variance deliberation enmity recital symposium

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Verb(43 words)

fence deliberate consider turn over reflect contend moot argue deal with analyze agitate pull back speculate contemplate recite controvert hesitate disagree talk over investigate

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Adj, verb(4 words)

deliberate ruminate meditate orate

Adj, name, noun, verb(2 words)

Adj, noun, verb(6 words)

moot screed brood fighting bickering rodomontade

Name, verb(2 words)

Intj, noun(1 words)

Adj, noun(6 words)

inaugural polemic invective valedictory dialectic salutatory

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set speech discourse about reason about reason the point stop to consider straddle the fence strain at think twice about joint discussion logical analysis logical discussion open discussion cat-and-dog life ponder over ruminate over be abstracted committee consideration steamroller methods

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