All discussion synonyms

noun discussion

• conference — A conference is a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject or to bring together people who have a common interest.
• dialogue — Dialogue is communication or discussion between people or groups of people such as governments or political parties.
• deliberation — Deliberation is the long and careful consideration of a subject.
• review — a form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
• argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
• analysis — Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
• controversy — Controversy is a lot of discussion and argument about something, often involving strong feelings of anger or disapproval.
• conversation — If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
• discourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
• consultation — A consultation is a meeting which is held to discuss something. Consultation is discussion about something.
• symposium — a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, especially a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience.
• interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
• consideration — Consideration is careful thought about something.
• scrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
• meeting — an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
• debate — A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
• dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
• wrangling — to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
• argumentation — Argumentation is the process of arguing in an organized or logical way, for example in philosophy.
• huddle — to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
• contention — Someone's contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion.
• dissertation — a written essay, treatise, or thesis, especially one written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
• powwow — a large gathering organized by North American Indians for socializing, dancing, singing, and celebrating their culture.
• colloquy — a formal conversation or conference
• altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
• confabulation — the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
• meet — greatest lower bound
• 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.
• disputation — the act of disputing or debating; verbal controversy; discussion or debate.
• quarrel — a square-headed bolt or arrow, formerly used with a crossbow.
• 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.
• ventilation — the act of ventilating.
• chat — When people chat, they talk to each other in an informal and friendly way.
• talk — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
• confab — A confab is an informal, private conversation.