Synonyms of discussing

discussing

verb

present participle of discuss

as in debating

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion

we discussed the new proposal for the school stadium

Synonyms & Similar Words

• debating
• arguing
• reviewing
• disputing
• canvassing
• considering
• agitating
• talking over
• raising
• introducing
• bandying
• hashing (over or out)
• batting (around or back and forth)
• mooting
• speaking (about)
• weighing
• talking (about)
• propounding
• deliberating
• broaching
• stirring up
• forging
• wrestling (with)
• talking out
• hammering out
• thrashing (out)
• chewing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of discussing

With a pretty 24-year-old brunette isolated in their quarantine quarters, Apollo 11’s astronauts Wednesday completed the 10-day task of discussing with experts the details of their moon-landing mission. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

But her colleagues were constantly discussing their latest stock trades. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Transforming The Pyramid Into A Diamond Decoupling has a human consequence that few leaders are discussing. — Girish Joshi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

But instead of discussing actual fixes, a Senate hearing focused on whether to outsource the painful debate to come. — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026

Conclude by discussing what the artwork made possible that a conventional definition would not. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 Aug. 2026

Omari Kellyman, Reggie Walsh, Shumaira Mheuka and Ryan Kavuma-McQueen are all discussing loan moves. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026

An important caveat when discussing the merits of adaptations is that a viewer or a critic may be unacquainted with the works being adapted—or even unaware that a film is an adaptation at all. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

Now, for example, Oscar-winning actors like Jennifer Lawrence and Zoe Saldaña are openly discussing Botox, facelifts have become an enviable status symbol, and ‘looksmaxxing’ has garnered recognition by Merriam-Webster. — Jaimie Potters, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026