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Synonyms for dissertation

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paper essay thesis treatise

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Noun

1. Thesis — A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon

thesis, essay, treatise, paper, discourse, lecture, discussion, theme, tract, disquisition, excursus

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.

Forms

Plural
dissertations → theses, essays, treatises, papers…

Example sentences

  • paper I wrote down his phone number on a scrap of paper.
  • essay Tom rewrote his essay and turned it in a day late.
  • thesis The thesis is finished except for the conclusion.
  • treatise Tom's "treatise" was little more than a racist diatribe.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dissertationsteady
papersteady
essayrising
thesissteady
treatisesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
paper2, theme1, essay2, tract1
6 letters
thesis2
7 letters
lecture2
8 letters
treatise2, excursus
9 letters
discourse2
10 letters
discussion3
12 letters
disquisition

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (paper2 = 2 syllables).

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Italiano
dissertazione
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