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Synonyms for discussion
dɪˈskʌʃ əndis·cus·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
discussion, treatment, discoursenoun
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
"the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
Synonyms:
sermon, handling, discourse, word, give-and-take, treatment, preaching, interventiondiscussion, give-and-take, wordnoun
an exchange of views on some topic
"we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"
Synonyms:
interchange, password, reciprocation, raillery, news, tidings, treatment, word of honor, give-and-take, intelligence, banter, backchat, word, parole, discourse, watchword, countersign
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Editors Contribution
conversation
to talk about
Submitted by acronimous on January 19, 2014
Dictionary of English Synonymes
discussionnoun
Synonyms:
debate, ventilation, agitation, disquisition, disputation, controversy, canvass
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "discussion":
debate, discussions, discuss, deliberations, focus, debates, discussed, consideration, segment, review, round, conversation, analysis, deliberation, reflection, examination, chat, talk, discussing, dialogue, work, argument, breakout
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#59 | news | |
#125 | work | |
#171 | review | |
#586 | password | |
#626 | analysis | |
#703 | discussion | |
#810 | word | |
#816 | talk | |
#893 | treatment | |
#962 | chat | |
#1230 | focus | |
#1309 | round | |
#1892 | discuss | |
#2077 | argument | |
#2489 | discussions | |
#2517 | handling | |
#2526 | intelligence | |
#3065 | discussed | |
#3284 | debate | |
#3467 | examination | |
#3500 | consideration | |
#4780 | segment | |
#4932 | conversation | |
#5406 | intervention | |
#5495 | dialogue | |
#7228 | reflection | |
#8201 | discussing | |
#10750 | debates | |
#11225 | discourse | |
#12778 | interchange | |
#14704 | sermon | |
#15042 | parole | |
#16586 | preaching | |
#18494 | breakout | |
#25343 | deliberations | |
#29153 | banter | |
#30710 | deliberation | |
#39552 | tidings | |
#108357 | watchword | |
#149491 | reciprocation | |
#208298 | countersign | |
#281652 | raillery |
How to use discussion in a sentence?
A public discussion of the rights and wrongs of this would need to follow before any change in law could be contemplated.
We want to keep the discussion going tonight and give students a chance to express their feelings.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest:
I haven't, at this point, heard any discussion of taking that step, but I can tell you that, as a general matter, this administration has been very focused on countering sexual assault, and doing so in a variety of settings.
Anytime you are the topic of discussion, it's a good thing, any press is good press.
Having this annual discussion ... brings all the agencies together and it's a good way to take stock and make sure we're going in the right direction and thinking about how we can collaborate even further.
Translations for discussion
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- مناقشة, بحثArabic
- müzakirəAzerbaijani
- дискусия, обсъждане, разискванеBulgarian
- আলোচনাBengali
- discussióCatalan, Valencian
- diskuze, diskuseCzech
- trafodaethWelsh
- diskussionDanish
- DiskussionGerman
- συνομιλία, συζήτηση, μελέτηGreek
- diskuto, diskutadoEsperanto
- discusiónSpanish
- väitlus, arutlusEstonian
- گفت و گو, بحثPersian
- [[syventävä]] [[osio]], väittely, keskusteluFinnish
- discussionFrench
- aighneasIrish
- דיוןHebrew
- बिबाद, बहसHindi
- diskisyonHaitian Creole
- megbeszélés, vitaHungarian
- քննարկումArmenian
- diskusiIndonesian
- diskutado, diskutoIdo
- discussioneItalian
- 討論, 議論Japanese
- კამათიGeorgian
- ಚರ್ಚೆKannada
- 討論, 토론Korean
- colloquium, disputatioLatin
- diskusijaLithuanian
- diskusija, debatesLatvian
- ചര്ച്ചMalayalam
- bespreking, discussieDutch
- diskusjon, debattNorwegian
- dyskusjaPolish
- discussãoPortuguese
- discuție, dezbatere, discutareRomanian
- дискуссия, обсуждениеRussian
- rȁspra, dìskūsija, расправа, распра, дискусија, rȃspravaSerbo-Croatian
- diskusiaSlovak
- diskutimAlbanian
- diskussionSwedish
- maneno, mazungumzo, majadilianoSwahili
- చర్చTelugu
- tartışma, bahıs, münakaşaTurkish
- azade sözleshmekUyghur, Uighur
- дискусія, розмоваUkrainian
- بباد, بحثUrdu
- thảo luận, sự, 討論Vietnamese
- דיסקוסיעYiddish
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