Synonyms and Antonyms of debated
1
to give serious and careful thought to
- still debating what to do
chewed over, cogitated, considered, contemplated, deliberated, entertained, eyed, kicked around, meditated, mulled (over), perpended, pondered, pored (over), questioned, revolved, ruminated, studied, thought (about or over), turned, weighed, wrestled (with)
mused (upon), reflected (on or upon), reminisced
analyzed, explored, reviewed
concluded, reasoned
second-guessed, speculated (about)
brooded (about or over), dwelled (on or upon) (or dwelt (on or upon)), fixated (on or upon), fretted (about or over), obsessed (about or over)
believed, conceived, opined
absorbed, assimilated, digested, drank (in)
2
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
reviewed, spoke (about), talked (about)
broached, introduced, propounded, raised, stirred up
forged, hammered out, talked out, thrashed (out), wrestled (with)
chewed over, considered, deliberated, weighed
