DEBATED Synonyms

• disputed or made the object of contention or competition

• subject to disagreement and debate

• present reasons and arguments

• have an argument about something

• give evidence of

• carefully thought out in advance

• unhurried and with care and dignity

• characterized by conscious design or purpose

• think about carefully; weigh

• discuss the pros and cons of an issue

• to consider or examine in speech or writing

• speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion

• carefully thought out in advance

• unhurried and with care and dignity

• characterized by conscious design or purpose

• think about carefully; weigh

• discuss the pros and cons of an issue

• present reasons and arguments

• have an argument about something

• give evidence of

• a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

• a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

• a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

• a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie

• (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

• a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable

• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

• a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

• deem to be

• give careful consideration to

• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

• show consideration for; take into account

• think about carefully; weigh

• judge or regard; look upon; judge

• look at attentively

• look at carefully; study mentally

• regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem

• maintain or assert

• have an argument about something

• to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

• the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

• a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

• a barrier that serves to enclose an area

• a dealer in stolen property

• enclose with a fence

• receive stolen goods

• fight with fencing swords

• surround with a wall in order to fortify

• have an argument about something

• a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise

• of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)

• open to argument or debate

• think about carefully; weigh

• the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

• place into the hands or custody of

• cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

• move by turning over or rotating

• turn up, loosen, or remove earth

• do business worth a certain amount of money

• cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

• turn from an upright or normal position

• turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

• think about carefully; weigh