Issue
Subject
Subject noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).
Usage example: the subject of our discussion switched from who would be the next president to who was the greatest president in the nation's history
Issue is a synonym for subject in theme topic. You can use "Issue" instead the word "Subject" as a noun or a verb or a pronoun. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| special | special issue | special subject |
| particular | particular issue | particular subject |
| similar | similar issue | similar subject |
| related | related issue | related subject |
| Other adjectives: common, original, single, actual, entire, real, serious, main, important, new, major, frequent, next, last, different, recurring, controversial, recent, previous, contentious. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
-
Then it was going to be on HBO with Mark Steven Johnson wanting to do every episode issue by issue, but again the dark subject matter got it canned.
Source: Saved from Development Hell -
A similar issue occurs in the sequel, where Sterling's ray exposes the subject to too much energy too quickly, which Wayne solves by filtering it through a Coke bottle.
Source: Film / Honey, I Shrunk the Kids -
It first started as a version of the Gone to Texas story arc with Rachel Talalay directing, but it was canned due to budget issues and the dark subject matter.
Source: Saved from Development Hell
Cite this Source
Subject and Issue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/subject
Issue & Subject. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/subject>.
Subject or Issue. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/subject.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "issue" and "subject" have occurred on timeline