Debate and Dialogue

Debate

Debate noun - An exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue.
Usage example: there was no debate over the expenditures before the vote

Dialogue is a synonym for debate in conversation topic. In some cases you can use "Dialogue" instead the word "Debate" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like discussion, chat.

Nearby Words: debated, debatable, debater, debating

Dialogue

Dialogue noun - An exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue.
Usage example: calling for an international dialogue on human rights
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Synonyms for Dialogue

Debate is a synonym for dialogue in discussion topic. You can use "Debate" instead the word "Dialogue" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as conversation, chat.

Nearby Words: dialog, dialogued, dialoguing, dialogic

How words are described

full full debate full dialogue
long long debate long dialogue
similar similar debate similar dialogue
normal normal debate normal dialogue
Other adjectives: brief, actual, entire, real, extensive, great, little, internal, new, final.
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