Definitions

compare notes

VERB

consult

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue brainstorm call in consider deliberate discuss examine huddle interview negotiate respect review turn to

STRONG

cogitate collogue commune confab confabulate debate flap interrogate parlay question regard treat

WEAK

ask advice of be closeted with groupthink kick ideas around pick one's brains put heads together refer to seek advice seek opinion of take a meeting take account of take counsel talk over toss ideas around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect

STRONG

answer reply

VERB

discuss

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue confer consider debate deliberate examine explain review take up

STRONG

altercate canvass confabulate contend contest converse descant dispute dissertate figure groupthink jaw moot sift ventilate weigh

WEAK

bounce off consult with discept discourse about dissert exchange views on get-together go into hash over hold forth kick about knock around put heads together reason about thrash out toss around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree ignore neglect

STRONG

be quiet give in give up

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Techies compare notes on how long their fleet of virtual interns can labor away without making a mistake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Culture critic Mary McNamara, staff writer Yvonne Villarreal and television editor Maira Garcia compare notes on the end of one of the most discussed, if not beloved, reboots in television history.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Prof Masterson asked to be put in touch with surgeons in the UK to compare notes.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

“We would often compare notes on shoes and suits, and where to get the best ones.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

You can talk about it afterward, compare notes.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

compare notes

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