debated

The word “debated” has 3 syllables: de-bat-ed

It's pronounced as /dɪˈbeɪtɪd/

What is synonym and antonym for debated?

In the thesaurus, “debated” has 89 synonyms and 37 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for debated along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for debated

absorbed
academic
academical
agitated
ambiguous
analyzed
arguable
argued
assimilated
assumed
bandied
believed
broached
canvased
canvassed
challenged
chewed on
chewed over
cogitated
conceived
concluded
considered
contemplated
contradictable
controversial
controvertible
debatable
deliberated
determined
digested
discussed
disputable
disputed
doubtable
doubtful
dubious
entertained
equivocal
explained
explored
eyed
forged
hammered out
hypothesized
hypothetical
iffy
impugned
inconclusive
indecisive
introduced
issuable
kicked around
looked at
meditated
moot
mooted
negotiable
opined
perpended
pondered
posited
postulated
problematic
problematical
propounded
questionable
questioned
raised
ratiocinated
rationalized
reasoned
refutable
reminisced
reviewed
revolved
ruminated
second-guessed
shaky
speculative
stirred up
studied
talked out
talked over
theoretic
theoretical
thought
turned
uncertain
weighed

Antonyms for debated

absolute
accomplished
certain
clear
conclusive
decisive
definite
dismissed
disregarded
hands-down
ignored
inarguable
incontestable
incontrovertible
indisputable
indubitable
irrefragable
irrefutable
overlooked
pooh-poohed
poohed
positive
questionless
rejected
settled
slighted
sure
unambiguous
unanswerable
unarguable
unchallengeable
uncontested
undebatable
undeniable
undisputed
unequivocal
unquestionable

Meanings of debated

verb
1. To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.
2. To fight.
3. To engage in combat for; to strive for.
4. To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide.
adjective
1. Disputed, under discussion, not settled.

Example Sentences

The committee debated the merits of the new proposal for hours before making a decision.
The scientists debated the validity of the recent research findings at the conference.
The impact of the policy change has been widely debated among policymakers and experts.
The students debated various historical interpretations during their class discussion.
Whether to implement the new regulations has been debated extensively in the media.

On this page you'll find 126 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to debated, such as: absolute, absorbed, academic, academical, accomplished, agitated, ambiguous.

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