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topic

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Synonyms & Antonyms of topic

a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)

the topic of his poem is the love that is shown in quiet actions rather than expressed in words

Synonyms for topic

content,
matter,
motif,
motive,
question,
subject,
theme

Words Related to topic

subject matter

talking point

count,
idea,
point,
purpose

consideration,
issue,
problem

body,
bulk,
burden,
centerpiece,
core,
crux,
essence,
fundamental,
generality,
gist,
grist,
heart,
kernel,
keynote,
main,
marrow,
mass,
net,
nub,
nubbin,
nucleus,
pith,
pivot,
purport,
quick,
staple,
substance,
sum

basis

bottom,
essential,
essentiality

affair,
argument,
debate

Near Antonyms for topic

aside,
digression,
excursion,
interjection,
parenthesis,
tangent

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“Topic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topic. Accessed 27 May. 2022.

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The first known use of topic was circa 1569

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