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

From the divisive barrel-leg and ultralow-rise styles to the return of skinny jeans, there has been no shortage of denim shapes to debate—and, in many cases, internet discourses to fuel. — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

Pannakara’s discourses on mindfulness and kindness in churchyards, town squares and in front of the Lincoln Memorial drew large, diverse crowds. — Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Hagai Palevsky considers these discourses and more while examining Sethphemera, essays and interviews by the cartoonist Seth. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

The chatter of cosmopolitan élites is the most reviled of all discourses right now. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Yet, public discourses generally on its barriers. — Kenneth Okeke, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026

In the wake of the 2020 protests of anti-Black police violence, museums put themselves forward as hosts for their communities’ racial reckonings and difficult discourses. — Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026

Media discourses are considered processes for the collective social construction of reality in terms of frames and schemata. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026

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