Paper, argument, composition, and essay are all synonyms for theme. Digression and variation are these antonyms of theme. And here are another 28 synonyms for theme.
Theme Synonyms
1. subject
- Argument
- Burden
- Concept
- Concern
- Core
- Essence
- Gist
- Idea
- Issue
- Keynote
- Matter
- Message
- Motif
- Question
- Subject matter
- Subject
- Substance
- Text
- Thesis
- Thread
- Topic
- Trope
- Thrust
2. essay
- Composition
- Essay
- Paper
- Dissertation