Issue and Theme

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Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

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Theme is a synonym for issue in matter topic. In some cases you can use "Theme" instead a noun "Issue", when it comes to topics like subject, topic.

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

Theme noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

Usage example: this dance piece deals with the timeless themes of birth and death

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Issue is a synonym for theme in subject topic. Sometimes you can use "Issue" instead a noun "Theme", if it concerns topics such as matter.

Nearby Word: thematic

old	old issue	old theme
special	special issue	special theme
particular	particular issue	particular theme
similar	similar issue	similar theme
Other adjectives: common, regular, standard, original, single, entire, real, constant, big, main, important, new, major, general, final, different, recurring, ongoing.

Not all examples are bigoted, particularly if race or class-consciousness is a deliberate theme or issue in the work in question, such as George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.

Source: Funetik Aksent
Red Alert 3: Paradox's Allies issue these to special forces and paratroopers as part of their retro-future theme... along with appetite suppressors.

Source: Food Pills
An issue of Daredevil has a child singing the theme song to The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!.

Source: Theme Tune Cameo

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Theme and Issue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/theme

Issue & Theme. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/theme>.

Theme or Issue. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/theme.

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