Synonyms for DISCUSSION
dɪˈskʌʃ əndis·cus·sion

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1. discussion, treatment, discoursenoun

   an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

   "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"

   Synonyms:
   sermon, handling, discourse, discussion, word, give-and-take, treatment, preaching, intervention

2. discussion, give-and-take, wordnoun

   an exchange of views on some topic

   "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"

   Synonyms:
   interchange, password, reciprocation, raillery, news, tidings, treatment, discussion, word of honor, give-and-take, intelligence, banter, backchat, word, parole, discourse, watchword, countersign

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1. • Communication

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1. conversation

   to talk about

   Submitted by acronimous on January 19, 2014  

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1. discussionnoun

   Synonyms:
   debate, ventilation, agitation, disquisition, disputation, controversy, canvass

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1. discussionnoun

   Synonyms:
   debate, argument, canvass, agitation, consideration, symposium, forensic

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1. List of paraphrases for "discussion":

   debate, discussions, discuss, deliberations, focus, debates, discussed, consideration, segment, review, round, conversation, analysis, deliberation, reflection, examination, chat, talk, discussing, dialogue, work, argument, breakout

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How to use DISCUSSION in a sentence?

1. John Rood:

   I think having an exchange and having a frank discussion amongst our leaders is something to be done, i think it's a very normal and practical thing.

2. Barack Obama:

   Once we start having an honest discussion on slavery, then we can move forward, we've never really had an honest discussion about the foundation of this country. I know people might not like this, but this is the truth.

3. Ayman Safadi:

   I look forward to a frank discussion to discuss how to arrive at a ceasefire as soon as possible.

4. Pramila Jayapal:

   The something vs. nothing discussion, to me, it's way too early to have that discussion. That's something that happens at the end of a negotiation, when you really fought for something, and the truth is, there was five months of negotiation on the infrastructure bill. And there's been really no negotiation on the Build Back Better Act.

5. David Tryon:

   There's so much discussion about how do we help small businesses survive in this environment, and this is exactly what the office of advocacy should be doing now.