All debate synonyms
de·bate
D d verb debate
- argue — If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue.
- consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
- bicker — When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things.
- contest — A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- wrangle — to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
- oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
- contend — If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
- confab — A confab is an informal, private conversation.
- differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- bandy — If you bandy words with someone, you argue with them.
- prove — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- confute — to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove
- refute — to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- rehash — to work up (old material) in a new form.
- controvert — to deny, refute, or oppose (some argument or opinion)
- agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- hassle — a disorderly dispute.
- moot — open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: Whether that was the cause of their troubles is a moot point.
- disprove — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- canvass — If you canvass for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party.
- demonstrate — If you demonstrate a particular skill, quality, or feeling, you show by your actions that you have it.
- cogitate — If you are cogitating, you are thinking deeply about something.
- rebut — to refute by evidence or argument.
- dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- discuss — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- ponder — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- wonder — to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about the origin of the solar system.
- contemplate — If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.
- meditate — to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
- think over — consider, deliberate
- weigh — to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
- cross swords — to argue or fight
- lock horns — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- chew the fat — If people chew the fat, they talk in a relaxed, informal way.
- hammer away at — persist
- hash over — a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- knock around — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- set to — a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- talk back — the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
noun debate
- reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
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- words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- blah-blah — and so on; and so forth.
- forensic — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.