Synonyms for theme

Other words for “theme”, grouped by meaning.

We found 14 synonyms for “theme”. The most common are subject, topic, motif, melodic theme, musical theme.

noun the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

noun a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work

Synonymsmotif

noun (music) melodic subject of a musical composition

noun an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

noun (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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