Synonyms for debate

contest, match, argumentation, disputation, polemics, forensics, dialectic, deliberation; see also discussion 1, dispute.

argue, discuss, confute, refute, controvert, oppose, question, contend, contest, reason, wrangle, answer, ponder, weigh, differ, dispute, engage in oral discussion, argue the pros and cons of, hold a confab*, jaw*, chew the fat*, cross verbal swords*, moot*, bandy*; see also argue 1, discuss.

Antonyms agree*, concur, concede. See syn. study at discuss.discuss.