Debate
Debate verb - To give serious and careful thought to.
Move
Move verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests.
Usage example: the report moved me to change my mind about the issue
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| best | best debate | best move |
| similar | similar debate | similar move |
| normal | normal debate | normal move |
| common | common debate | common move |
| Other adjectives: free, actual, real, big, great, new, political, final, classic, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In How I Met Your Mother Ted and Stella debate over whether Stella and her daughter will move to New York or Ted will move to New Jersey to live with them.
Source: The City vs. the Country - Many Ace Attorney fans debate as to whether Phoenix being disbarred was a good move or not.
Source: Flame War / Video Games -
Characters appear from nowhere and carelessly move between philosophical debate and pun-making.
Cite this Source
Move and Debate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/debate/move
Debate & Move. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/debate/move>.
Move or Debate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/debate/move.
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