Another word for debate
debate
n.
contest, match, argumentation, disputation, polemics, forensics, dialectic, deliberation; see also discussion 1, dispute.
debate
v.
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.
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Another word for debate
To put forth reasons for or against something, often excitedly:
argue, contend, dispute, moot. See affirm, words
A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed:
altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. (Informal) hassle, rhubarb, tangle. See conflictThe presentation of an argument or arguments:
argumentation, disputation, forensics. See affirm, words
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