Debate and Thought

Debate

Debate noun - A careful weighing of the reasons for or against something.

Usage example: after much debate, I decided to get the chocolate ice cream

Show all Definitions

Thought and debate are semantically related In some cases you can use "Thought" instead a noun "Debate".

Nearby Words: debated, debatable, debater, debating

Thought noun - A careful weighing of the reasons for or against something.

Usage example: I'll give your request some thought and then let you know what my decision is

Show all Definitions

Debate and thought are semantically related in thinking topic. Sometimes you can use "Debate" instead a noun "Thought".

long	long debate	long thought
common	common debate	common thought
brief	brief debate	brief thought
free	free debate	free thought
Other adjectives: many, logical, intelligent, intellectual, real, big, great, serious, little, interesting, religious, general, political, final, further, last, scientific, philosophical.

Eventually, everyone decided to hold the debate before the MasterChef finale so people could watch both.note Not that anyone watched the debate anyway, but it's the thought that counts.

Source: No-Hoper Repeat
The purpose of these fingers was the subject of debate for a long time; most thought they were used the same way aye-ayes use their fingers, others believed they were used for climbing.

Source: Creepy Long Fingers
Kate: Wow, I thought that after that debate, people would be too disgusted to vote.

Source: Landslide Election

Cite this Source

Thought and Debate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/debate/thought

Debate & Thought. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/debate/thought>.

Thought or Debate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/debate/thought.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "debate" and "thought" have occurred on timeline