Synonyms of mooted

mooted

verb

past tense of moot

1

as in introduced

to present or bring forward for discussion

conservatives had shouted down the proposal when it was first mooted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• introduced
• raised
• discussed
• suggested
• placed
• proposed
• mentioned
• broached
• brought up
• cited
• offered
• debated
• referred (to)
• named
• expressed
• alluded (to)
• spoke (of)
• interrupted
• aired
• talked (about)
• interjected
• ventilated
• vented
• thrashed (out or over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• quieted
• silenced
• censored
• hushed (up)

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

the issue of whether a person's nature or upbringing is more important continues to be mooted by experts and laymen alike

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mooted

Cooler Master has mooted parts with pale and dark wood finishes, and plenty else. —Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025

Although no design has been settled upon yet, a round-ish mirror with a minimum aperture of 26 feet (eight meters) has been mooted. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Final Fantasy 16, also previously a PlayStation 5 exclusive and produced by Yoshida, was also mooted as something the producer wanted to be played by as many people as possible. —Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025

Just as fears of peak oil were eventually mooted by technology, fears of peak mineral very well could be too. —Alexander C. Kaufman, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025