DEBUG Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

debug

verb

(ˌ)dē-ˈbəg

as in to amend

to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from the computer program ran much faster after it was debugged

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Recent Examples of debug The most common uses of Claude were debugging existing code, helping human engineers understand what parts of the codebase were doing, and, to a somewhat lesser extent, implementing new software features. —

Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2025 Live Share allows real-time editing and debugging sessions with teammates, so everyone stays in sync. —

PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025 Consider, for instance, a coding copilot that assists developers and collaborates with other agents to debug, refactor, and optimize software in real time. —

Mallik Tatipamula, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025 Today developers are positioning agents as a more advanced form of chatbot, capable of autonomously making decisions and completing routine tasks, such as navigating a Web browser or debugging computer code. —

Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for debug

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Those changes include amending the contract for unionized laborers to have them all under the public works umbrella, with some assigned to the street department and some to the parks department.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Some members of Congress want to amend the SBA to include college sports, in hopes that this would allow colleges and conferences to more efficiently market media rights and generate more revenue to fund women’s and Olympic sports.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026