Discourse
Discourse noun - Talking or a talk between two or more people.
Idea and discourse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Discourse".
Nearby Words: discoursed, discoursing
How words are described
| common | common discourse | common idea |
| reasonable | reasonable discourse | reasonable idea |
| actual | actual discourse | actual idea |
| real | real discourse | real idea |
| Other adjectives: modern. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The idea of Brutus as a defender of conservative order against a popular reformer (which was how Caesar started out) underpinned John Wilkes Booth's citation of Brutus as an inspiration for killing Lincoln but it rarely colours the discourse of most adaptations.
Source: Historical Hero Upgrade - The idea that lower caste people were genuinely attracted to the egalitarian nature of Christianity (and Islam or Buddhism), that they would want to reject the casteist aspects of Hinduism out of religious freedom, naturally doesn't enter into this discourse.
Source: Written by the Winners - Among other things, he openly defied the idea of "one true religion" in his philosophical writings, and he went to great lengths to staff his court with scholars of practically every known faith, frequently encouraging philosophical discourse between them so that they could find common ground.
Source: Older Than They Think / Other
Cite this Source
Idea and Discourse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discourse/idea
Discourse & Idea. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/discourse/idea>.
Idea or Discourse. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/discourse/idea.
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