batted around
Discussed without conclusion
To bat something around is to discuss it casually or exploratorily, without reaching a decision: We batted around a few ideas for the campaign.
The image comes from a cat batting a toy or prey—playful, not purposeful.
Something that gets batted around receives repeated but inconclusive attention: The proposal has been batted around for months.
- debatedFormally argued opposing views
- tossedThrew lightly
- bandied aboutCasually exchanged or discussed
- juggledTossed objects cyclically
- consideredThought about carefully
brainstormed · back and forth · baseball · struck · analyzed · negotiated · bounced · knocked about · proposed · put forward · mulled over · pondered · talked over · floated · hashed out · lobbed · flung · tossed about
batted arounddecided
Reached a conclusion
finalized · settled · resolved · concluded · determined
batted aroundcherished
Held dear, prized
protected · deliberated · safeguarded · treasured · nurtured
batted aroundsecured
Made fast or obtained
anchored · stabilized · stationary · pinned down · immobilized