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Synonyms for moot

39 synonyms
8 antonyms
6 meanings

verb
adjective

Most common

discuss talk about chat treat argue suggest debate propose

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Discuss — to discuss or debate

discuss, talk about, chat, treat, bespeak formal dated

2. Argue — to say, utter, also insinuate

argue, suggest, indicate, hint, imply

3. Debate

debate, consider, turn over, deliberate

4. Propose — to bring up as a subject for debate

Other

dispute, say, put forward, word, propound, jabber, ventilate, agitate, parlay

Adjective

1. Debatable

debatable, arguable, disputable, in question, questionable, controversial, undecided, unsettled, doubtful, dubious

2. Irrelevant — having no practical consequence or relevance

irrelevant, obsolete

Other

disputed, mutual

Antonyms

settled, certain, undisputed

All antonyms of moot →

Definitions

v. 1
To bring up as a subject for debate.
v. 2
To discuss or debate.
adj. 1
Having no practical consequence or relevance.
That point may make for a good discussion, but it is moot.
adj. 2
Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.

Related words

Word family: mootie mooter
Phrases: moot point

Forms

Past participle: mooted
e.g. mooted → discussed, chatted, tret, argued…

Example sentences

chat Ziri and Rima continued to chat about their lives.
argue Mennad and Baya started to argue a whole lot more.
indicate Indicate size, color, and style on the order form.
debate The matter of his successor is still under debate.
table I want some beautiful flowers to put on the table.
dispute Go is a game of dispute and conquest of territory.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
moot		steady
chat		rising
argue		rising
indicate		falling
debate		rising
table		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: say¹
4 letters: word¹, chat¹, hint¹
5 letters: table², treat¹, argue², imply²
6 letters: debate², mutual³, parlay², jabber
7 letters: suggest², discuss², dispute², propose², dubious³, agitate³, bespeak²
8 letters: consider³, indicate³, disputed³, obsolete³, doubtful², arguable⁴, propound²
9 letters: undecided⁴, unsettled³, debatable⁴, ventilate³
10 letters: irrelevant⁴, deliberate⁴, disputable⁴
12 letters: questionable⁴
13 letters: controversial⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (table² = 2 syllables).