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debatenoun a careful weighing of the reasons for or against somethingafter much debate, I decided to get the chocolate ice cream account, advisement, consideration, deliberation, reflection, study, thought cogitation, contemplation, meditation, pondering, ruminationintrospectionagonizing, hesitation, indecisionpremeditation short shrift variance of opinion on a matterthere was a great deal of debate over the need for cutting costs by eliminating some programs contestation, controversy, difference, difficulty, disagreement, disputation, dispute, dissension(also dissention), dissensus, firestorm, nonconcurrence clash, collision, conflict, confliction, disaccord, discord, dissonanceapartness, divarication, divisioncombat, contention, strife, strugglealtercation, argument, bicker, falling-out, fight, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, set-to accord, agreement, consensus, harmony, unanimity acceptance, complianceconcord, peace an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issuethere was no debate over the expenditures before the vote argument, argumentation, argy-bargy(chiefly British), back-and-forth, colloquy, confab, confabulation, conference, consult, consultation, council, counsel, deliberation, dialogue(also dialog), discussion, give-and-take, palaver, parley, talk bull session, chat room, forum, meeting, powwow(informal, now offensive), roundtable, seminar, skull session(also skull practice), symposium, talkathonchat, conversation, rap, wordsdiscourse, disquisitionbargaining, consultancy, negotiation, pourparler to give serious and careful thought tostill debating what to do chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, eye, kick around, meditate, mull (over), perpend, ponder, pore (over), question, revolve, ruminate, study, think (about or over), turn, weigh, wrestle (with) muse (upon), reflect (on or upon), reminisceanalyze, explore, reviewconclude, reasonsecond-guess, speculate (about)brood (about or over), dwell (on or upon), fixate (on or upon), fret (about or over), obsess (about or over)believe, conceive, opineabsorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in) beat one's brains out (about), chew on, cudgel one's brains (about), look at disregard, ignore, overlook, slightdismiss, pooh-pooh(also pooh), reject to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinionwe debated the advantages versus the disadvantages of the proposed waterfront development agitate, argue, bandy, bat (around or back and forth), canvass(also canvas), discuss, dispute, hash (over or out), moot, talk over review, speak (about), talk (about)broach, introduce, propound, raise, stir upforge, hammer out, talk out, thrash (out), wrestle (with)chew over, consider, deliberate, weigh v.discuss, argue, debate mean to discourse about in order to reach conclusions or to convince.discuss implies a sifting of possibilities especially by presenting considerations pro and con.discussed the need for a new highway argue implies the offering of reasons or evidence in support of convictions already held.argued that the project would be too costly debate suggests formal or public argument between opposing partiesdebated the merits of the amendment ; it may also apply to deliberation with oneself.I'm debating whether I should go in the 13th century |