discussions
Back-and-forth conversations
Discussions are exchanges of views on a topic, typically through conversation or written communication.
The word implies more than one party and usually suggests substance rather than small talk: The discussions lasted several hours.
In formal contexts, discussions may be structured negotiations: peace discussions, budget discussions.
A discussion can also be a written treatment of a subject: The book includes a thorough discussion of the evidence.
Exchange of spoken ideas
- talksSpeaks with others
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- chatInformal verbal exchange
exchange · interlocution · colloquy · parley · consultation · roundtable · symposium · seminar
Verbal clash over differences
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- conflictOpposition between parties
- discordLack of agreement
- tensionStretched or strained state
dissension · clash · friction · contention · polemic · strife · quarrel · feud
Abstract mental constructs
- perspectivesAttitudes toward situations
- theoriesExplanations based on evidence
- insightsPenetrating understandings gained
- hypothesesProposed explanations to test
paradigms · viewpoints · opinions · propositions · notions · conjecture · speculation · thesis
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
coordination · contribution · participation · synergy · alliance · coalition · collective · groupthink
Reasoned case or dispute
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- refutationDisproving a statement
rhetoric · dialectic · persuasion · opposition · crossfire · forensics · parliamentary · motion
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- concessionYielding a point
settlement · terms · agreement · impasse · stalemate · deadlock · breakthrough · proposal
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- talksSpeaks with others
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
chat · exchange · interlocution · colloquy · parley · consultation · roundtable · symposium · seminar · forum
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- conflictOpposition between parties
- discordLack of agreement
tension · dissension · clash · friction · contention · polemic · strife · quarrel · feud · animosity
concepts
Abstract mental constructs
- perspectivesAttitudes toward situations
- theoriesExplanations based on evidence
- insightsPenetrating understandings gained
hypotheses · paradigms · viewpoints · opinions · propositions · notions · conjecture · speculation · thesis · frameworks
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- partnershipShared business arrangement
brainstorming · coordination · contribution · participation · synergy · alliance · coalition · collective · groupthink · working group
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
refutation · rhetoric · dialectic · persuasion · opposition · crossfire · forensics · parliamentary · motion · proposition
bargaining
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
concession · settlement · terms · agreement · impasse · stalemate · deadlock · breakthrough · proposal · counteroffer
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- classroom activitiesgroup work, class participation, hand raising, reading aloud, presentation
- consumer forumscomplaints, ratings, testimonials, user experiences, recommendations
- discussionsforum, talks, roundtable, dialogues, colloquy
- family meeting topicsagenda, minutes, voting, decisions, rules
- Learning Activitiesquizzes, flashcards, drills, practice, experiments
discussionsmonologues
Uninterrupted speeches by one
lectures · speeches · sermons · soliloquies · pronouncements
discussionssilence
Total lack of sound
muteness · stonewalling · taciturnity · wordlessness · quietude
discussionsarguments
Disputes or reasoning chains
fights · quarrels · disputes · shouting matches · confrontations
- end of discussionTermination of argument
- up for discussion
- discussion groupsOrganized talking sessions
- panel discussionOrganized multi-speaker talk
- class discussionStudents debating course material
- discussion boardOnline conversation platform