theme | Definition of theme

Synonyms and Antonyms of theme

1 a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)

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

Synonyms of theme

content, matter, motif, motive, question, subject, topic

Words Related to theme

count, idea, point, purpose

consideration, issue, problem

body, bulk, burden, centerpiece, core, crux, essence, fundamental, generality, gist, grist, heart, kernel, keynote, main, marrow, mass, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, purport, quick, staple, substance, sum

bottom, essential, essentiality

affair, argument, debate

Near Antonyms of theme

aside, digression, excursion, interjection, parenthesis, tangent

2 a short piece of writing done as a school exercise

please write a one page theme on the main character of this book

Synonyms of theme

composition, paper

Words Related to theme

article, essay, story

3 a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view

the magazine will award a scholarship to the student who writes the best theme on the concept of personal freedom

Synonyms of theme

article, composition, essay, paper

Words Related to theme

column, commentary, editorial, feature, report, review, write-up

dissertation, thesis

tract, treatise

discourse, discussion, exposition, prolegomenon, study