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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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But investors are already debating whether such a trade would pay off as readily this time around.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Representatives from six political parties were debating education on the BBC's Sunday Show.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

What really matters then is the same thing everyone in markets has been debating for the past year or more: whether there’s a bubble in AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Hunstad, at Northern Trust, thinks debating the Fed’s next move is in some ways beside the point.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

In the operating room, the doctors are debating what music to play, just like we were in the car this morning.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman