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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debating

"Brazil spent years debating how to regulate sports betting," the club said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

As it was, you may have spent too much goodwill debating other money-related issues.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The new confirmation also resolves a question astronomers have been debating for about 10 years.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Not everyone felt the same and across the country, on social media and at dinner tables, Americans have been debating the case with passion.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Through the trailer’s open windows, I heard Lissa and her father debating where to put their things.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn