[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":140},["ShallowReactive",2],{"w-discuss":3},{"word":4,"pos":5,"definition":6,"senses":7,"antonyms":122,"tip":129,"faq":130},"discuss","verb","to talk about something with another person or group in order to exchange ideas, explain views, or make a decision.",[8,52,87],{"label":9,"pos":5,"gloss":10,"synonyms":11},"talk about","speak about a topic",[12,21,26,31,37,42,47],{"w":9,"intensity":13,"formality":14,"contexts":15,"nuance":19,"example":20},3,2,[16,17,18],"casual","business","academic","Neutral, everyday wording; less structured.","We talked about the budget over lunch.",{"w":22,"intensity":13,"formality":14,"contexts":23,"nuance":24,"example":25},"go over",[17,18,16],"Review details carefully, often briefly.","Let’s go over the schedule before we start.",{"w":27,"intensity":13,"formality":13,"contexts":28,"nuance":29,"example":30},"consider",[18,17,16],"Focus on weighing ideas, not just speaking.","The committee will consider the proposal tomorrow.",{"w":32,"intensity":13,"formality":33,"contexts":34,"nuance":35,"example":36},"address",4,[17,18],"Deal with a topic in a focused way.","The report addresses the main risks.",{"w":38,"intensity":33,"formality":13,"contexts":39,"nuance":40,"example":41},"debate",[18,17,16],"Argue for and against a topic more actively.","The students debated the policy for an hour.",{"w":43,"intensity":13,"formality":33,"contexts":44,"nuance":45,"example":46},"review",[17,18],"Examine and discuss systematically.","We reviewed the findings with the client.",{"w":48,"intensity":13,"formality":33,"contexts":49,"nuance":50,"example":51},"analyze",[18,17],"Discuss by breaking into parts and examining closely.","The team analyzed the data after the meeting.",{"label":53,"pos":5,"gloss":54,"synonyms":55},"consult together","exchange views to reach a decision",[56,62,67,72,77,82],{"w":57,"intensity":13,"formality":58,"contexts":59,"nuance":60,"example":61},"confer",5,[18,17],"Formal, often with officials or experts.","The ministers conferred before announcing the plan.",{"w":63,"intensity":13,"formality":33,"contexts":64,"nuance":65,"example":66},"consult",[17,18,16],"Seek and exchange advice or opinion.","She consulted her colleagues before replying.",{"w":68,"intensity":13,"formality":14,"contexts":69,"nuance":70,"example":71},"meet about",[17,16],"Talk in a meeting specifically about something.","We met about the new contract on Tuesday.",{"w":73,"intensity":13,"formality":58,"contexts":74,"nuance":75,"example":76},"deliberate",[18,17],"Formal; think and talk carefully before deciding.","The jury deliberated for several hours.",{"w":78,"intensity":13,"formality":14,"contexts":79,"nuance":80,"example":81},"hash out",[17,16],"Work through disagreements until settled.","They hashed out the details in one long call.",{"w":83,"intensity":13,"formality":14,"contexts":84,"nuance":85,"example":86},"thrash out",[17,16],"Informal; argue and discuss until resolved.","We thrashed out the timetable last night.",{"label":88,"pos":5,"gloss":89,"synonyms":90},"write on","present in a paper or article",[91,96,102,107,112,117],{"w":92,"intensity":13,"formality":33,"contexts":93,"nuance":94,"example":95},"examine",[18],"Formal; discuss by closely studying evidence.","The article examines the causes of inflation.",{"w":97,"intensity":13,"formality":33,"contexts":98,"nuance":100,"example":101},"explore",[18,99],"creative","Consider a topic in a broad, open-ended way.","The essay explores themes of identity and memory.",{"w":103,"intensity":13,"formality":58,"contexts":104,"nuance":105,"example":106},"treat",[18],"Formal academic verb for covering a topic.","The chapter treats the issue of migration policy.",{"w":108,"intensity":13,"formality":13,"contexts":109,"nuance":110,"example":111},"cover",[18,17],"Include a topic as part of a wider text or talk.","The presentation covers safety and compliance.",{"w":113,"intensity":14,"formality":13,"contexts":114,"nuance":115,"example":116},"touch on",[18,17,16],"Mention briefly rather than fully.","The speaker touched on the problem of housing costs.",{"w":118,"intensity":13,"formality":13,"contexts":119,"nuance":120,"example":121},"deal with",[18,17,16],"Handle a topic directly, often in writing.","The book deals with loss and recovery.",[123,124,125,126,127,128],"ignore","avoid","dismiss","omit","exclude","suppress","Use discuss for the neutral, broad idea of talking through a topic. Choose more formal verbs like confer, deliberate, or treat in academic or official writing, and use informal phrasal verbs like hash out or thrash out only in conversational contexts.",[131,134,137],{"q":132,"a":133},"What is the most formal or academic synonym for discuss?","Confer is a very formal choice, especially for officials or experts exchanging views. In academic writing, deliberate or treat may be better depending on whether you mean careful consideration or written treatment of a topic.",{"q":135,"a":136},"What is a stronger or more active alternative to discuss?","Debate is stronger when people are arguing both sides of an issue. Hash out and thrash out are also active, but they are more informal and suggest working through disagreement.",{"q":138,"a":139},"What is a milder alternative to discuss?","Touch on is milder because it means mention something briefly rather than examine it fully. Cover is also relatively neutral and can suggest that a topic is included without much detail.",1790472037518]