Discourse Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭskôrs
A formal, lengthy exposition of a topic
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. disquisition
  2. dissertation
  3. treatise
  4. sermonette
Antonyms:
  1. monologue
  2. silence
  3. quiet
Discuss, speak about
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. converse
  2. discuss
  3. treat
  4. talk-about
  5. lecture
Antonyms:
  1. be-quiet
The faculty, act, or product of speaking
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. speech
  2. talk
  3. utterance
  4. verbalization
  5. vocalization
To speak or write formally and at length.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. speak

Words Related to Discourse

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Discourse Sentence Examples

  • Martha said nothing during my discourse, not helping my confidence.

  • I finished my discourse with a request for words of wisdom.

  • He simply sets the discussion aside as too difficult for a preliminary discourse, and not strictly relevant to a purely logical inquiry.

  • No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourse of my book-friends.

  • In the Discourse of Method Descartes had sketched the main points in his new views, with a mental autobiography which might explain their origin, and with some suggestions of as to their applications.

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