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debate
noun as in discussion of issues; consideration
Strongest matches
argument, contest, controversy, deliberation, dispute, match
Strong matches
agitation, altercation, argumentation, cogitation, contention, controverting, dialectic, disputation, hassle, meditation, mooting, polemic, rebutting, reflection, refuting, tiff, words, wrangle
verb as in argue, discuss
Strong matches
agitate, altercate, bandy, canvass, cogitate, confab, confute, contend, controvert, demonstrate, differ, disprove, dispute, hassle, moot, pettifog, prove, reason, rebut, refute, rehash
Weak matches
bump heads, chew the fat, cross swords, discept, hammer away at, hash over, have at it, kick around, knock around, lock horns, pick a bone, put up argument, set to, talk back, talk game, thrash out, toss around
Example Sentences
The Capital Research Center, which specializes in studying nonprofits, has been caught up in the debate.
Trans sports debates left parents and daughters feeling like their years of hard work could be erased.
The surge has reignited debate whether the activity, propelled in part by online enthusiasm among everyday investors, is a sign of an overly frothy stock market.
This includes the benefit of study and debate, professors who are expanding knowledge, and friends forming a network for professional years to come.
She played a central role in sidelining Biden after his debate meltdown, and for the last couple months has been raising big money — a special skill of hers — in support of California’s Proposition 50.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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