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debate
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DEBATE
1
to give serious and careful thought to <still debating what to do>
Synonyms chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, eye, kick around, meditate, mull (over), perpend, pore (over), question, revolve, ruminate, study, think (about or over), turn, weigh, wrestle (with)
Related Words muse (upon), reflect (on or upon), reminisce; analyze, explore, review; conclude, reason; second-guess, speculate (about); brood (about or over), dwell (on or upon), fixate (on or upon), fret (about or over), obsess (about or over); believe, conceive, opine; absorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in)
2
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion <we debated the advantages versus the disadvantages of the proposed waterfront development>
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