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, 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, 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. Charles Day:

   If you’re going to sign something, your signature is extremely important and valuable, if you’re signing a tax return, have a discussion about what you’re signing. If the other person gets annoyed and doesn’t want to explain anything, the more they resist, the more you should want to know.

2. Kathy Sullivan:

   I think that’s a discussion that we’re going to have, and it’s a good discussion to have, because I think there’s behavior that was not acceptable ever, but was kept quiet, or people just kind of ignored, from all sorts of different people, Republicans or Democrats, and now that’s changing. And that’s a good thing.

3. David Marcus:

   I think right now Some US lawmakers've created a lively discussion around digital money, which is great in itself because it moves things forward, but Some US lawmakers haven't achieved anything yet, some US lawmakers have to deliver for people, and that's what Some US lawmakers're all here for.

4. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo:

   By law, no city in the state can close down, can quarantine unless the state government allows it. I will not allow any quarantine of any city or any jurisdiction in this state, so that is not going to happen, there's no discussion of closing down New York City, meaning quarantine geographic constriction.

5. White House:

   After receiving thousands of responses, the president wants to engage directly with these digital leaders in a discussion on the power of social media.