Debate Synonyms and Antonyms
dĭ-bāt
To put forth reasons for or against something, often excitedly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
- argue
- contend
- moot
- dispute
- discuss
- controvert
- contest
- consider
- oppose
- question
- ponder
- reason
- wrangle
- deliberate
- confute
- refute
- argument
- answer
- canvass
- weigh
- differ
- controversy
- engage in oral discussion
- argue the pros and cons of
- hold a confab
- jaw
- chew-the-fat
- examine
- cross verbal swords
- fight
- bandy
- negotiate
- parley
- quarrel
- rebut
- turn over
- spar
- fence
The presentation of an argument or arguments
(Noun)
Synonyms:
- disputation
- argumentation
- discussion
- forensics
- argument
- dialectic
- dispute
- polemics
- controversy
- contest
- match
- deliberation
- dissension
- forensic
- rabble-rouse
- moot
- moot court
- public debate
- tub-thump
Antonyms:
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A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed
(Noun)
To engage in a formal discussion or argument.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
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Synonyms:
(Adjective)
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