discourse

[dis-kawrs, -kohrs, dis-kawrs, -kohrs, dis-kawrs, -kohrs] / ˈdɪs kɔrs, -koʊrs, dɪsˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs, dɪsˈkɔrs, -ˈkoʊrs /

NOUN

dialogue; dissertation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

communication conversation discussion essay lecture monologue rhetoric speech treatise

STRONG

address article chat converse descant disquisition gabfest homily huddle memoir monograph oration paper sermon speaking talk thesis utterance verbalization

WEAK

tractate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

quiet silence

VERB

discuss, speak about

Synonyms

STRONG

argue chew comment commentate confab confer converse debate declaim descant develop dispute dissertate elaborate enlarge expand expatiate explain expound harangue lecture modulate orate perorate remark sermonize talk treat voice

WEAK

dilate upon dissert give a meeting hold forth

Antonyms

STRONG

abridge agree be quiet compress decrease go along ignore keep quiet lessen lower refrain shrink

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Our Founding Fathers respected public discourse and public demonstrations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“For even longer, Bill has been influencing American discourse — one politically incorrect joke at a time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

He also vowed that his government will bring an end to "hatred, division and fear" in public discourse.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Yet the issue soon dropped from national discourse, overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic and landmark racial justice protests.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

So though we had great will to speak to the other, we were constrained in our discourse; I fretted at my ignorance.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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