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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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Maybe one could surmise that people have gotten tired of heated discourse, that they’re bored by arguing.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Our Founding Fathers respected public discourse and public demonstrations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

At its worst, discourse over the fate of Sequoiadendron giganteum is an academic fistfight.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

She asked him to read Jesus’ farewell discourse to his disciples, which begins at the end of the thirteenth chapter of John.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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