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debatesnounpl. of debate a careful weighing of the reasons for or against somethingafter much debate, I decided to get the chocolate ice cream accounts, advisements, considerations, deliberations, reflections, studies, thoughts cogitations, contemplations, meditations, ruminationsintrospectionshesitations, indecisionspremeditations short shrifts variance of opinion on a matterthere was a great deal of debate over the need for cutting costs by eliminating some programs contestations, controversies, differences, difficulties, disagreements, disputations, disputes, dissensions(also dissentions), dissensuses, firestorms, nonconcurrences clashes, collisions, conflictions, conflicts, disaccords, discords, dissonancesdivarications, divisionscombats, contentions, strifes, strugglesaltercations, arguments, bickers, fallings-out(or falling-outs), fights, kickups, misunderstandings, quarrels, set-tos accords, agreements, consensuses, harmonies, unanimities acceptances, compliancesconcords, peaces an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issuethere was no debate over the expenditures before the vote argumentations, arguments, argy-bargies(chiefly British), back-and-forths, colloquies, confabs, confabulations, conferences, consultations, consults, councils, counsel, deliberations, dialogues(also dialogs), discussions, give-and-takes, palavers, parleys, talks bull sessions, chat rooms, forums(also fora), meetings, powwows, roundtables(or less commonly round tables), seminars, skull sessions(also skull practices), symposia(or symposiums), talkathonschats, conversations, raps, wordsdiscourses, disquisitionsconsultancies, negotiations, pourparlers to give serious and careful thought tostill debating what to do chews over, cogitates, considers, contemplates, deliberates, entertains, eyes, kicks around, meditates, mulls (over), perpends, ponders, pores (over), questions, revolves, ruminates, studies, thinks (about or over), turns, weighs, wrestles (with) muses (upon), reflects (on or upon), reminiscesanalyzes, explores, reviewsconcludes, reasonssecond-guesses, speculates (about)broods (about or over), dwells (on or upon), fixates (on or upon), frets (about or over), obsesses (about or over)believes, conceives, opinesabsorbs, assimilates, digests, drinks (in) beats one's brains out (about), chews on, cudgels one's brains (about), looks at disregards, ignores, overlooks, slightsdismisses, pooh-poohs(also poohs), rejects 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 agitates, argues, bandies, bats (around or back and forth), canvasses(also canvases), discusses, disputes, hashes (over or out), moots, talks over reviews, speaks (about), talks (about)broaches, introduces, propounds, raises, stirs upforges, hammers out, talks out, thrashes (out), wrestles (with)chews over, considers, deliberates, weighs |