Search

Synonyms for de bate
noun discussion of issues; consideration

deliberation
contest
argument
controversy
match
dispute
argumentation

dialectic
contention
agitation
polemic
tiff
wrangle
hassle

altercation
words
disputation
meditation
cogitation
reflection
forensic

mooting
refuting
controverting
rebutting
blah-blah

Antonyms for de bate

quiet
agreement

peace
harmony

Synonyms
verb argue, discuss

consider
bicker
contest
deliberate
question
wrangle
oppose
answer
contend
confab
differ
bandy

pettifog
prove
confute
refute
rehash
controvert
agitate
reason
hassle
moot
disprove
canvass

demonstrate
cogitate
rebut
dispute
cross swords
lock horns
altercate
bump heads
chew the fat
discept
hammer away at
hash over

have at it
kick around
knock around
pick a bone
put up argument
set to
talk back
talk game
thrash out
toss around

Antonyms

give in
harmonize
prove

agree
endorse
make peace

go along

Synonyms
verb disturb, trouble someone

work up
disturb
perturb
excite
alarm
confuse
distract
inflame
fluster
incite
disconcert

move
examine
arouse
debate
craze
discompose
ventilate
disquiet
bug
worry
ferment

stir
dispute
ruffle
flurry
spook
trouble
rouse
discuss
upset
unhinge
argue

stimulate
egg on
turn on
bug up
burn up
get to
make flip
psych
push buttons

Antonyms

appease
calm
comfort
pacify
quiet
reassure

soothe
organize
tranquilize
explain
lull
discourage

order
clarify
agree
go along
please
not bother

Synonyms
verb discuss

question
clarify
maintain

debate
dispute
hold

agitate
reason
expostulate

canvass
remonstrate
talk about

Antonyms

harmonize
ignore
comply

abstain
agree
go along

overlook
keep quiet
keep silent

Synonyms
noun verbal fight

squabble
clash
exchange
brawl
disagreement
controversy
feud
altercation
dispute
debate
quarrel
tiff
ruckus

scene
wrangle
hassle
brush
go
face-off
out
beef
rhubarb
scrap
row
spat
fuss

shindy
stew
words
ruction
flap
romp
run-in
rumpus
static
blowup
bone of contention
difference of opinion
donnybrook

falling
bickering
crusher
set-to
gin
finisher
knockdown
bone
dustup
bone to pick
brannigan
knock down and drag out
talking heads

Antonyms

calm
agreement

peace
harmony

Synonyms
noun effort to convince; presentation of support

case
claim
contention
exchange
discussion
assertion

reasoning
reason
plea
logic
questioning
debate

argumentation
polemic
expostulation
remonstration
defense
remonstrance

pleading
proof
grounds
line of reasoning

Synonyms
noun concentration

thinking
mind
scrutiny
thought
consideration

debate
contemplation
assiduity
deliberation
diligence

immersion
absorption
study
heedfulness
application

engrossment
heed
industry
thoughtfulness
intentness

Antonyms

disregard
indifference
laziness

lethargy
thoughtlessness
ignorance

negligence
neglect

Synonyms
noun struggle

clash
campaign
contest

disagreement
controversy
crusade

strife
debate
conflict

dispute
agitation

Antonyms

calm
quiet
accord

truce
agreement
peace

harmony

Synonyms
verb poll; discuss issues

scrutinize
inspect
agitate
solicit
consult
ventilate

run
campaign
scan
study
investigate
debate

examine
survey
argue
review
sift
apply

analyze
check
dispute
electioneer
check over

Antonyms

ignore
neglect

agree
go along

Synonyms
noun controversial issue

bone of contention
controversy
debate

scandal
moot point
celebrated case

grist for the gossip mill
hot potato
political football

war of words

Synonyms
verb cry out, make commotion

shout
holler
claim
bellow

roar
rout
agitate
bawl

demand
bark
bluster
debate

dispute
raise Cain
put up a howl
raise the roof

Antonyms

agree
go along

be quiet
be silent

Synonyms
noun consolidation of effort

absorption
consolidation
combination
assembly
compression
deliberation
application
fixing

study
narrowing
unity
convergence
congregation
need
heed
centralization

debate
concern
converging
clustering
single-mindedness
intensification
focusing
centering

amassing
bringing to bear
close attention
coalescing
compacting
flocking
huddling
massing

Antonyms

parting
separation

severance
dispersal

division
scattering

Synonyms
verb discuss, deliberate

huddle
negotiate
consult
advise
argue
brainstorm
speak
confab

flap
deal
parley
jaw
converse
blitz
bargain
gab

powwow
discourse
breeze
treat
debate
talk
confabulate
collogue

get heads together
give meeting
groupthink
kick ideas around
toss ideas around
pick one’s brain

Antonyms

refuse
dishonor

keep quiet
be quiet

taking

Synonyms
noun mental analysis

deliberation
discussion
attention
debate
scrutiny

application
examination
study
review
contemplation

reflection
thinking
regard
forethought
thought

heed
concentration
cogitation

Antonyms

disregard
ignorance
thoughtlessness
disrespect

heedlessness
negligence
omission
disdain

debt
neglect
failure

Synonyms
verb ask, confer

huddle
consider
deliberate
review
negotiate
brainstorm
examine
interview
respect
argue
discuss

confab
flap
commune
regard
question
interrogate
powwow
treat
cogitate
parlay
debate

confabulate
call in
turn to
collogue
ask advice of
be closeted with
compare notes
groupthink
kick ideas around
put heads together
refer to

seek advice
seek opinion of
take a meeting
take account of
take counsel
talk over
toss ideas around
pick one’s brains

Antonyms

ignore
reply

neglect
answer

Synonyms
verb argue

claim
urge
defend
charge
insist
assert
say
maintain
allege
tell
dispute
hold

vindicate
affirm
enjoin
prescribe
cross
rip
aver
mix
avow
dictate
report
blast

warrant
debate
zap
justify
come at
gang up on
lay into
take on
fly in face of
go at
have at
have bone to pick

jump on
lace into
let have it
light into
lock horns with
mix it up
put up argument
set to
sock it to one
stick it to

Antonyms

deny
desert
retreat
cede
give in

surrender
question
forget
divide
separate

abandon
give up
leave
unmix

Synonyms
noun fight, struggle

brawl
action
conflict
battle
rivalry
debate
encounter
run-in
discord

wrangle
affray
hassle
brush
go
strife
row
beef
scrap

engagement
altercation
dispute
combat
rumble
emulation
fray
warfare
shock

controversy
skirmish
static
battle royal
set-to
tug-of-war
striving

Antonyms

truce
surrender
accord
calm

quiet
stillness
tranquility
peace

agreement
harmony

Synonyms
verb argue, challenge

oppose
litigate
tangle
question
doubt

push
blast
debate
dispute
call in question

go for it
go for jugular
jockey for position
jump on
mix it up with

object to
scramble for
shoot for
stand up for
give it one’s all

Antonyms

resign
agree

go along
allow

give up

Synonyms
verb oppose, argue

confound
deny
refute
oppugn
contradict

challenge
counter
question
wrangle
break

confute
disprove
contest
debate
rebut

discuss
dispute
disconfirm

Antonyms

affirm
concede
corroborate
prove
verify
give in

forbear
harmonize
restrain
agree
allow
go along

endorse
approve
confirm
answer
make peace

Synonyms
noun dialogue, discourse

comment
conference
remark
observation
exchange
communication
discussion
visit
hearing

consultation
speech
chat
gossip
questioning
debate
talk
confab
repartee

confabulation
intercourse
parley
palaver
converse
powwow
colloquy
yak
communion

expression
gab
ventilation
jive
pillow talk
talkfest
tête-à-tête

Antonyms

quiet
silence

quietude
listening

disagreement

Synonyms
verb think about seriously; discuss

ponder
consider
reflect
contemplate
consult
weigh
speculate
cerebrate
study

muse
roll
ruminate
reason
meditate
excogitate
revolve
judge
cogitate

argue
debate
turn over
mull over
bat it around
chew over
hammer away at
kick around
knock around

pour it on
put on thinking cap
rack brains
run up a flagpole
stew over
sweat over
talk over

Antonyms

ignore
discard
disregard

abstain
forget
neglect

agree
go along

Synonyms
noun serious thought, discussion

conference
consideration
speculation
consultation
debate
carefulness
cerebration

circumspection
reflection
rap
calculation
study
attention
prudence

heed
forethought
application
caution
purpose
confabulation
ratiocination

meditation
cogitation
wariness
care
brainwork
ventilation

Antonyms

praise
disregard
ignorance
negligence

carelessness
imprudence
heedlessness
inattention

thoughtlessness
neglect

Synonyms
noun logic, reasoning

argumentation
contention
discussion
deduction

ratiocination
disputation
persuasion
debate

forensic
polemics
logical argument
mooting

question-and-answer method

Synonyms
verb clash; hold opposing views

squabble
divide
vary
disagree
dissent
quarrel
contend

bicker
discord
disaccord
object
jar
fight
demur

oppose
debate
war
dispute
lock horns
bump heads
discept

go after each other
go at it
hit a clinker
hit a sour note
protest against
take issue

Antonyms

concur
consent
give in
surrender

harmonize
agree
accept
go along

make peace
support
be same
conform

Synonyms
noun opposing views

clash
discord
disagreement
argument
controversy
quarrel
debate
conflict
dispute
dissent

tiff
contretemps
wrangle
estrangement
hassle
brush
row
beef
scrap
contrariety

catamaran
spat
disunity
contention
brawl
dissension
words
dissidence
discordance
run-in

strife
variance
blowup
disaccord
set-to
brush-off
dustup
bone to pick
brannigan

Antonyms

accord
authorization
concurrence
ratification
alikeness
likeness

sameness
similarity
assent
consent
harmony
agreement

peace
approval
conformity
uniformity

Synonyms
verb argue; hold differing opinion

contend
differ
divide
clash
dissent
object
haggle
wrangle
feud
oppose
quibble
bicker

spar
quarrel
palter
sue
discord
disaccord
scrap
contest
debate
rip
fight
battle

controvert
spat
brawl
skirmish
dispute
war
zap
row
break with
fall out
lay into
take on

altercate
bring action
controversialize
discept
go for the jugular
have words
jump on
let have it
logomachize
set to
take issue

Antonyms

give in
consent
concur
harmonize
coincide

acquiesce
aid
agree
join
approve

make peace
go along
accept
help

Synonyms
noun dispute, quarrel

discord
dissent
disunity
argument
friction
wrangle
controversy
debate
fight
split
spat
tension

squabble
clash
antagonism
hostility
misunderstanding
opposition
animosity
difference
division
strife
feud
conflict

contention
contest
disunion
vendetta
break
hassle
altercation
words
breach
variance
rupture
dissidence

clashing
ill will
jarring
bickering
atmospherics
cross-purposes
divisiveness
falling out
ill feeling

Antonyms

concurrence
accord
juncture
friendship
acquiescence

likeness
sameness
similarity
harmony
agreement

peace
understanding
concord

Synonyms
verb discuss, speak about

comment
chew
expatiate
descant
modulate
declaim
confab
develop
sermonize

explain
enlarge
debate
treat
lecture
dispute
orate
converse
confer

harangue
expand
expound
remark
argue
elaborate
perorate
voice
talk

commentate
dissertate
dilate upon
dissert
give a meeting
hold forth

Antonyms

refrain
ignore
compress
decrease

lessen
abridge
keep quiet
lower

shrink
agree
go along
be quiet

Synonyms
verb talk over with another

consider
deliberate
review
confer
debate
examine
take up
argue
explain
contend
ventilate

figure
contest
jaw
converse
sift
moot
descant
canvass
weigh
dispute
confabulate

get together
go into
groupthink
altercate
dissertate
bounce off
compare notes
consult with
discept
discourse about
dissert

exchange views on
hash over
hold forth
kick about
knock around
put heads together
reason about
thrash out
toss around

Antonyms

ignore
give in

neglect
agree

give up
be quiet

Synonyms
noun talk with another

conference
dialogue
deliberation
exchange
review
argument
analysis
controversy
conversation

discourse
consultation
examination
symposium
interview
consideration
scrutiny
meeting
debate

dispute
argumentation
huddle
contention
dissertation
powwow
excursus
colloquy
altercation

confabulation
meet
canvass
disputation
quarrel
wrangling
groupthink
ventilation

Antonyms

quiet
silence

agreement
harmony

peace

Synonyms
noun controversy

argumentation
dissension

dialectic
debate

dispute
forensic

polemics
mooting

Antonyms

agreement

harmony

Synonyms
noun argument

row
squabble
discord
wrangle
brawl
discussion
disagreement
misunderstanding
friction
controversy
feud

disturbance
strife
debate
conflict
quarrel
embroilment
miff
fuss
beef
uproar
fracas

tiff
commotion
hubbub
rumpus
dissension
squall
polemic
flare-up
altercation
words
broil

variance
brouhaha
contention
bone of contention
difference of opinion
falling-out
bickering
fireworks

Antonyms

concurrence
quiet
accord

calm
agreement
peace

harmony
concord

Synonyms
verb argue

contend
deny
contest
contradict
challenge
refute
discuss
doubt
disprove
wrangle

rebut
quarrel
impugn
squabble
clash
bicker
confute
brawl
question
agitate

debate
negate
controvert
hassle
quibble
canvass
gainsay
moot
disaffirm
lock horns

take on
altercate
bump heads
discept
have at
kick around
pick a bone
thrash out
toss around
jump on one’s case

Antonyms

give in
concede
corroborate
prove

concur
give up
agree
allow

approve
make peace
go along

Synonyms
noun care, thought

observance
deliberation
mind
caution
respect
concentration
watchfulness

debate
concern
heedfulness
mark
note
application
interest

notice
regard
attention
carefulness
consideration
ear
remark

observation
study
cognizance
spotlight
TLC
listen up
tender loving care

Antonyms

heedlessness
thoughtlessness
negligence
disdain

disrespect
ignorance
indifference
disregard

carelessness
inattention
neglect
disinterest

Synonyms
verb wait; be uncertain

ponder
pause
balk
waffle
waver
falter
stumble
dither
defer
swerve
pussyfoot
seesaw
debate

dillydally
alternate
delay
flounder
doubt
fumble
shrink
hover
stop
hang
tergiversate
hedge
dally

fluctuate
scruple
oscillate
vacillate
linger
shift
stammer
straddle
demur
stutter
weigh
balance
equivocate

blow hot and cold
hang back
hem and haw
hold back
be irresolute
be reluctant
be unwilling
hold off
pull back
shy away
sit on fence
think about
think twice

Antonyms

persist
expedite
hasten
hurry
remain
go ahead
persevere

resolve
continue
advance
agree
go along
rush
do well

face
meet
go
stay
attack
carry on

Synonyms
noun argument, fight

rift
squabble
clash
discord
disagreement
dissension
feud

difficulty
breach
difference
conflict
quarrel
fuss
tiff

run-in
blowup
break
words
variance
rupture
debate

spat
row
falling-out
set-to
bad vibes
crossed wires
sour note

Antonyms

concurrence
likeness
sameness
similarity

calm
accord
comprehension
agreement

harmony
peace
understanding
concord

Synonyms
verb bargain, discuss

handle
haggle
confer
debate
mediate
settle
consult
work out
agree
arrange
concert

deal
umpire
manage
dicker
accommodate
connect
compose
network
adjudicate
parley
conciliate

transact
treat
moderate
swap
covenant
referee
stipulate
intercede
arbitrate
contract
adjust

bring to terms
bury the hatchet
cut a deal
step in
come across with
hammer out a deal
horse trade
make a deal
make peace
make terms
work out a deal

Antonyms

mix up
deny
refuse
disarrange
ignore

remain
contend
disagree
confuse
keep

upset
stay
unsuit

Synonyms
noun bargaining

conference
arbitration
transaction
diplomacy

discussion
mediation
agreement
consultation

compromise
meeting
debate
intervention

colloquy

Antonyms

disagreement

Synonyms
verb fight, obstruct

prevent
deny
face
defy
disagree
attack
fight
resist
protest
assail
argue
debate

dispute
withstand
thwart
neutralize
disapprove
bombard
controvert
battle
check
cross
counterattack
hinder

combat
taunt
expose
assault
gainsay
encounter
bar
reverse
contradict
counter
confront
take on

call in question
face down
fly in the face of
frown at
not countenance
run counter to
search out
speak against
stand up to
take a stand
take issue
turn the tables

Antonyms

aid
retreat
give in
surrender
harmonize
comply
assist
permit

participate
allow
help
agree
go along
yield
accept
support

encourage
forward
approve
make peace
favor
join

Synonyms
verb oppose

criticize
contradict
controvert

attack
argue
debate

call into question
shoot down
take issue

Antonyms

harmonize

approve

agree

Synonyms
verb think about seriously

consider
mull
contemplate
evaluate
deliberate
reflect
examine
weigh
speculate
brood

cerebrate
figure
daydream
debate
study
mind
moon
muse
excogitate
revolve

reason
meditate
dwell
cogitate
ruminate
roll
appraise
pipe dream
turn over
puzzle over

mull over
woolgather
build castles in air
give thought to
noodle around
perpend
put on thinking cap
think out
think over

Antonyms

discard
ignore
disregard

forget
neglect
agree

go along

Synonyms
noun controversy, doubt

mystery
objection
confusion
challenge
uncertainty
argument

difficulty
query
problem
debate
dispute
contention

remonstration
puzzle
protest
misgiving
demur
enigma

dubiety
remonstrance
demurral

Antonyms

calm
answer
reply

agreement
acceptance
certainty

concord
harmony

Synonyms
verb argue, persuade

contend
urge
prove
dispute
move
discuss

discourse
expostulate
dissuade
demonstrate
remonstrate
establish

debate
justify
bring around
point out
prevail upon
show error of ways

talk into
talk out of
win over

Antonyms

give in
dissuade
disprove

discourage
agree
go along

be quiet
confuse

Synonyms
verb prove false; discredit

repudiate
contradict
expose
counter
quash
oppose
disprove
squelch
rebut
invalidate
negate
cancel

debate
contend
top
crush
overthrow
convict
dispute
contravene
demolish
burn
parry
disclaim

confute
abnegate
gainsay
break
explode
silence
dispose of
show up
tear down
evert
argue against
blow sky high

burn down
cancel out
disconfirm
give the lie to
give thumbs down to
reply to
shoot down
shoot full of holes
take a stand against

Antonyms

concede
aid
assist
permit
uphold
give in
surrender
release

concur
prove
ratify
sanction
approve
agree
help
allow

support
go along
lose
yield
endorse
fix

Synonyms
noun formal talk to audience

rhetoric
commentary
paper
address
lecture
appeal
debate
sermon
stump
disquisition

pitch
salutation
tirade
oratory
parley
valedictory
exhortation
opus
discourse
oration

invocation
diatribe
keynote
bombast
dissertation
eulogy
spiel
recitation
parlance
harangue

homily
panegyric
declamation
allocution
pep talk
prelection
chalk talk

Antonyms

quiet

silence

listening

Synonyms
noun learning, analysis

application
review
inquiry
debate
research
course
investigation
examination
consideration
survey
inspection

class
exercise
subject
deliberation
meditation
concentration
reasoning
cogitation
trance
rumination
reading

abstraction
weighing
reverie
lesson
attention
muse
scrutiny
musing
questioning
comparison
contemplation

reflection
thought
analyzing
schoolwork
cramming
pondering
memorizing
academic work

Antonyms

ignorance
negligence

disregard
neglect

Synonyms
noun state of agitation; disturbance

anarchy
turmoil
insurrection
discontent
tension
confusion
discord
controversy
strife
dissension
uproar
protest
anxiety

tumult
trouble
rebellion
crisis
distress
disaffection
dissatisfaction
uneasiness
irritation
perplexity
mortification
debate
worry

annoyance
perturbation
disquiet
altercation
tizzy
contention
chagrin
sorrow
unease
grief
malaise
change
sedition

restlessness
bother
upset
disease
ennui
vexation
dither
quarrel
bickering
moodiness

Antonyms

calm
happiness
calmness
composure
contentment
health

delight
joy
order
harmony
peace
contentedness

ease
agreement
approval
comfort
pleasure
rest

Synonyms
verb air out; make known

vent
free
deliberate
scrutinize
give
sift
express
debate

broach
publish
air
broadcast
moot
discourse
state
introduce

put
advertise
verbalize
discuss
examine
circulate
bring up
go into

take up
bring into the open
talk about
talk of
talk over
thresh out

Antonyms

suppress
hide
hold

take
close
close up

be quiet

Synonyms
noun empty talk

conference
dialogue
wheedle
conversation
parley

babble
flatter
discussion
gab
chitchat

clack
blab
chatter
debate
talk

flummery
cajolery

Antonyms

quiet

silence

Synonyms
verb talk over

debate

discuss

ponder

think about

Antonyms

stay put

Synonyms
noun difference of opinion

altercation
argument
beef
conflict

controversy
debate
disagreement
dispute

issue
problem
apple of discord
grounds for war

matter at hand
point in question
sore point
tender spot

Synonyms
noun celebrated case

uproar
affair
controversy
debate

fuss
rumor
scandal
hot potato

talk of the town
controversial case
controversial issue
grist for the gossip mill

matter of the moment
political football
topic of the day
war of words

Synonyms
noun conflict over something important

dissent
disagreement
friction
dissension

altercation
argument
bone of contention
conflict

debate
dispute
run-in
strife

irreconcilable difference

Antonyms

authorization
concurrence
ratification

agreement
approval
harmony

peace

Synonyms
noun negotiation

arbitration

debate

mediation

Synonyms
noun negotiation

conference
confab
huddle

discussion
conversation
consult

palaver
debate
talk

Antonyms

quiet

silence

Synonyms
noun presentation of argument

case
disputation

discussion
argument

debate
line of reasoning

Synonyms
noun conflict

contention
contest
tilt

disagreement
argument
controversy

rivalry
debate
dispute

Antonyms

quiet
agreement

peace
harmony

Synonyms
noun argumentation

disputation

rhetoric

debate

Synonyms
noun attention

attentiveness
contemplation
deliberation
assiduity
diligence
immersion

absorption
industry
mind
scrutiny
thought
application

engrossment
heed
consideration
concentration
debate
study

thinking
thoughtfulness
regardfulness
intentness

Antonyms

disdain
disregard
indifference

laziness
lethargy
heedlessness

negligence
thoughtlessness
neglect

Synonyms
noun advisement

attention
contemplation
reflection
deliberation
application

thinking
study
regard
forethought
debate

thought
calculation
scrutiny
examination
heed

consideration
concentration
cogitation
review
discussion

Antonyms

disregard
ignorance
negligence

disdain
disrespect
thoughtlessness

heedlessness
neglect

Synonyms
noun argument

spat
bicker
tiff
ruckus
scene
wrangle
hassle
go
face-off
debate
row
beef
rhubarb
scrap
fight

altercation
out
dispute
squabble
contention
clash
exchange
brawl
fuss
disagreement
difficulty
shindy
stew
words
ruction

flap
word
romp
run-in
controversy
feud
brush
rumpus
static
blowup
quarrel
bone of contention
difference of opinion
donnybrook
falling

bickering
dustup
crusher
set-to
gin
finisher
knockdown
bone
bone to pick
brannigan
knock down and drag out
talking heads

Antonyms

friendship
calm

agreement
harmony

peace
ease

Synonyms
noun speech

address
allocution
appeal
bombast
commentary
debate
declamation
diatribe
discourse
disquisition

dissertation
eulogy
exhortation
harangue
homily
invocation
keynote
lecture
opus
oration

oratory
panegyric
paper
parlance
parley
pep talk
pitch
recitation
rhetoric
salutation

sermon
spiel
stump
talk
tirade
valedictory
chalk talk

Synonyms
noun attention

absorption
application
assiduity
attentiveness
concentration
consideration

contemplation
debate
deliberation
diligence
engrossment
heed

heedfulness
immersion
industry
mind
scrutiny
study

thinking
thought
thoughtfulness
intentness