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Synonyms & Antonyms of debates
(Entry 1 of 2)
- after much debate, I decided to get the chocolate ice cream
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- short shrifts
- there was a great deal of debate over the need for cutting costs by eliminating some programs
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- there was no debate over the expenditures before the vote
Synonyms for debates
- 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
Words Related to debates
- bull sessions,
- chat rooms,
- forums
- (also fora),
- meetings,
- roundtables
- (or less commonly round tables),
- seminars,
- skull sessions
- (also skull practices),
- symposia
- (or symposiums),
- talkathons
debates
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of debates (Entry 2 of 2)
- still debating what to do
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- dismisses,
- pooh-poohs
- (also poohs),
- rejects
- we debated the advantages versus the disadvantages of the proposed waterfront development
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