Synonyms for theme

noun

1. A subject

   topic, proposition, argument, thesis, text, subject matter, matter in hand, problem, question, point at issue, affair, business, point, case, thought, idea, line*, rag*, stuff*; see also issue 1, subject 1.

2. A recurrent melody

   melody, motive, motif, leitmotif, thematic, statement, strain, air, tune, melodic subject, developed melody; see also song.

3. A short composition

   essay, report, paper, term paper, research paper, dissertation, description, statement; see also exposition 2. See syn. study at subject.