Other Words for Debate

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Debate as a Adjective has these synonyms:

discussion, argument, dispute, altercation, controversy, wrangle, contention, polemic, argumentation
Example: I refuse to take sides in the debate over social services.

Debate as a Noun has these synonyms:

argue, wrangle, dispute, contest, contend, discuss, moot, question
Example: We debated only the most important issues.

deliberation, consideration, (careful) thought, reflection, cogitation, meditation, contemplation
Example: Payment of reparations to the victims of the disaster is a matter for debate.

Debate as a Verb has these synonyms:

deliberate, consider, reflect (on), mull over, ponder (over), weigh, ruminate (over), meditate (on or over), think (over or on), think through
Example: I have often debated in my own mind the question of capital punishment.

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