All discuss synonyms
dis·cuss
D d verb discuss
- consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- review — a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
- confer — When you confer with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people confer.
- debate — A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
- take up — the act of taking.
- argue — If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue.
- contend — If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
- ventilate — to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- contest — A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
- jaw — a swelling wave of water; billow.
- converse — If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also say that two people converse.
- sift — to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- moot — open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: Whether that was the cause of their troubles is a moot point.
- descant — A descant is a tune which is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of music.
- canvass — If you canvass for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party.
- weigh — to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
- dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
- confabulate — to talk together; converse; chat
- groupthink — the practice of approaching problems or issues as matters that are best dealt with by consensus of a group rather than by individuals acting independently; conformity.
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- dissertate — to discuss a subject fully and learnedly; discourse.
- talk over — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- discourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- chat — When people chat, they talk to each other in an informal and friendly way.
- hash out — a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- chew over — If you chew something over, you keep thinking about it.
- discept — To debate; to discuss.
- get together — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- go into — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- compare notes — to exchange opinions
- dissert — to discourse on a subject.
- hash over — a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- hold forth — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- kick about — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- knock around — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- put heads together — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- thrash out — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
noun discuss
- bandy — If you bandy words with someone, you argue with them.