Synonyms of discourses

discourses 1 of 2

noun

plural of discourse

as in conversations

talking or a talk between two or more people

Thomas Jefferson is said to have been able to participate in knowledgeable discourse on a breathtaking array of subjects

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conversations
• discussions
• converses
• exchanges
• dialogues
• chats
• debates
• colloquies
• banters
• repartees
• railleries
• symposia
• babbles
• chaff
• conferences
• small talk
• persiflages
• cross fires
• prattles
• prates
• roundtables
• confabulations
• chatter
• gabfests
• table talk
• parleys
• deliberations
• palavers
• raps
• natters
• round-robins
• gossip
• chitchats
• give-and-takes
• chin-wag

discourses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of discourse

1

as in lectures

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lectures
• speaks
• talks
• harangues
• expatiates
• declaims
• orates
• descants
• holds forth
• takes the floor
• soliloquizes
• sermonizes
• expounds
• mouths
• pontificates
• recites
• disserts
• spouts
• filibusters

2

as in harangues

to talk as if giving an important and formal speech

grandly discoursed as though he were an expert on every subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harangues
• speaks
• mouths (off)
• declaims
• talks
• lectures
• orates
• perorates
• rants
• preaches
• announces
• raves
• broadcasts
• proclaims
• sermonizes
• pronounces
• advertises
• bloviates
• declares
• blows
• speechifies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of discourses

Noun

By the mid-1960s, the school, located in the center of Harlem, was among the few schools in the United States to publish a yearbook directly engaged with the civil rights and Black Power discourses of the era. —Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025

By analyzing discourses on development squarely within Native American studies, Yazzie situates capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism into the politics of nation-building. —JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025