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debating

VERB

argue, discuss

Synonyms

STRONGEST

answer bicker consider contest deliberate oppose question wrangle

STRONG

agitate altercate bandy canvass cogitate confab confute contend controvert demonstrate differ disprove dispute hassle moot pettifog prove reason rebut refute rehash

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree

STRONG

endorse give in go along harmonize make peace

Example Sentences

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“I’m looking forward to debating whoever it is.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

European Union ministers are debating whether to boost oil and gas production in the region, which would have been unthinkable a few years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Much time was spent among Republicans debating who deserved those three get-out-of-jail-free cards.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

We are debating whether we should accept the loss and move, renting a place elsewhere near my family, most likely about a six-hour drive away.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

She was debating whether to pretend to have left something in the restaurant again or be direct and say they were on a scavenger hunt, when a breeze rustled the flyer tacked to the tree.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman