Debates Synonyms and Antonyms

A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. arguments
  2. disputes
  3. controversies
  4. tangles
  5. matches
  6. hassles
  7. dialectics
  8. wrangles
  9. words
  10. tiffs
  11. contests
  12. squabbles
  13. spats
  14. dissensions
  15. quarrels
  16. fights
  17. deliberations
  18. difficulties
  19. disputations
  20. discussions
  21. clashes
  22. bickers
  23. polemics
  24. run-ins
  25. disagreements
  26. contentions
  27. altercations
The formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. disputations
Antonyms:
  1. agreements
Discuss the pros and cons of an issue
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. deliberates
To engage in a formal discussion or argument.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. discusses

Debates Sentence Examples

  • One of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was held here in 1858.

  • He took an active part in the debates.

  • As an alien, he was unable to take part in the debates.

  • He lodged with Thomas Paine, and listened to the debates in the Convention.

  • But the constitution of the diet from the first condemned its debates to sterility.

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