Discourse synonyms such as confer, adda, address, expatiate, chat, and chew the fat. Discourse is a noun, and its antonyms are silence and quiet. Additionally, here are 73 synonyms, related words, and verbs for discourse.
adda, chat, chit-chat, colloquy, communication, confab, confabulation, conference, consultation, conversation, converse, debate, dialogue, discussion, interlocution, korero, palaver, parley, powwow, talk, and verbal exchange.
address, critique, disquisition, dissertation, essay, homily, lecture, monograph, oration, paper, peroration, sermon, speech, study, tract, and treatise.
dissertate, expatiate, give a speech, give a talk, give an address, hold forth, lecture, lucubrate, orate, perorate, pontificate, preach, preachify, sermonize, sound off, speechify, spiel, spout, talk, write at length, and write learnedly.