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discussion

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Synonyms and Antonyms of discussion

1 an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue

The discussion about the club budget went on for hours.

Synonyms of discussion

argument, argumentation, back-and-forth, colloquy, confab, confabulation, conference, consult, consultation, council, counsel, debate, deliberation, dialogue (also dialog), give-and-take, palaver, parley, talk

Words Related to discussion

bull session, chat room, forum, meeting, powwow, roundtable, seminar, skull session (also skull practice), symposium, talkathon

chat, conversation, rap, words

discourse, disquisition

bargaining, consultancy, negotiation, pourparler

2 talking or a talk between two or more people

discussions around the watercooler at work

Synonyms of discussion

chat, colloquy, conversation, converse, dialogue (also dialog), discourse, exchange

Words Related to discussion

banter, chaff, cross fire, give-and-take, persiflage, raillery, repartee

conference, parley, powwow

babble, chatter, chitchat, confabulation, gabfest, gossip, palaver, prate, prattle, rap, small talk, table talk

round-robin, roundtable, symposium

debate, deliberation

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