Synonyms of debated

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adjective

as in disputed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disputed
• controversial
• debatable
• inconclusive
• uncertain
• problematic
• moot
• iffy
• refutable
• arguable
• disputable
• problematical
• speculative
• indecisive
• contradictable
• questionable
• shaky
• hypothetical
• dubious
• ambiguous
• negotiable
• doubtful
• theoretical
• controvertible
• issuable
• theoretic
• doubtable
• academic
• equivocal
• academical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settled
• sure
• certain
• undebatable
• indisputable
• unanswerable
• accomplished
• undeniable
• positive
• incontestable
• unquestionable
• incontrovertible
• inarguable
• unarguable
• indubitable
• definite
• irrefutable
• questionless
• irrefragable
• unchallengeable
• decisive
• conclusive
• unequivocal
• clear
• hands-down
• undisputed
• unambiguous
• uncontested
• absolute

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• settled
• sure
• certain
• undebatable
• indisputable
• unanswerable
• accomplished
• undeniable
• positive
• incontestable
• unquestionable
• incontrovertible
• inarguable
• unarguable
• indubitable
• definite
• irrefutable
• questionless
• irrefragable
• unchallengeable
• decisive
• conclusive
• unequivocal
• clear
• hands-down
• undisputed
• unambiguous
• uncontested
• absolute

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debated

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verb

past tense of debate

1

as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to

still debating what to do

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pondered
• contemplated
• considered
• studied
• questioned
• entertained
• weighed
• explored
• deliberated
• reviewed
• analyzed
• eyed
• ruminated
• cogitated
• revolved
• meditated
• looked at
• chewed on
• chewed over
• perpended
• turned
• digested
• kicked around
• reminisced
• mulled (over)
• concluded
• reasoned
• thought (about or over)
• believed
• wrestled (with)
• opined
• pored (over)
• beat one's brains out (about)
• cudgeled one's brains (about)
• conceived
• absorbed
• second-guessed
• mused (upon)
• reflected (on or upon)
• assimilated
• speculated (about)
• fixated (on or upon)
• dwelt (on or upon)
• obsessed (about or over)
• dwelled (on or upon)
• fretted (about or over)
• brooded (about or over)
• drank (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• overlooked
• dismissed
• rejected
• slighted
• pooh-poohed
• poohed

• ignored
• disregarded
• overlooked
• dismissed
• rejected
• slighted
• pooh-poohed
• poohed

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2

as in discussed

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion

we debated the advantages versus the disadvantages of the proposed waterfront development

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discussed
• argued
• disputed
• reviewed
• canvassed
• mooted
• bandied
• talked over
• agitated
• considered
• raised
• canvased
• introduced
• deliberated
• propounded
• broached
• weighed
• hashed (over or out)
• batted (around or back and forth)
• stirred up
• talked out
• hammered out
• spoke (about)
• forged
• talked (about)
• chewed over
• thrashed (out)
• wrestled (with)