theme

/θˈim/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
   “he didn't want to discuss that subject”
2. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
   “it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme”
3. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
   “the theme is announced in the first measures”
4. an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
   “he got an A on his composition”
5. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
   “thematic vowels are part of the stem”

verb

1. provide with a particular theme or motive
   “the restaurant often themes its menus”

Synonyms for theme

• subject
• topic
• motif
• melodic theme
• musical theme
• idea
• composition
• paper
• report
• root
• root word
• base
• stem
• radical

Words that rhyme with theme

• beam
• stream
• cream
• dream
• scheme
• steam
• extreme
• redeem
• scream
• bream
• esteem
• gleam
• ream
• seam
• seem
• supreme
• daydream
• team
• downstream
• hakim
• regime
• teem
• upstream
• academe
• agleam
• bloodstream
• deem
• episteme
• hakeem
• mainstream