debate
- noun (n)
Meaning: discussion of issues consideration
Synonyms:
agitation
altercation
argument
argumentation
blah-blah
cogitation
contention
contest
controversy
controverting
deliberation
dialectic
disputation
dispute
forensic
hassle
match
meditation
mooting
polemic
rebutting
reflection
refuting
tiff
words
wrangle
Antonyms:
agreement
- verb (v)
Meaning: argue, discuss
Synonyms:
agitate
altercate
answer
bandy
bicker
bump heads
canvass
chew the fat
cogitate
confab
confute
consider
contend
contest
controvert
cross swords
deliberate
demonstrate
differ
discept
disprove
dispute
hammer away at
hash over
hassle
have at it
kick around
knock around
lock horns
moot
oppose
pettifog
pick a bone
prove
put up argument
question
reason
rebut
refute
rehash
set to
talk back
talk game
thrash out
toss around
wrangle
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