Synonyms for eloquent
ˈɛl ə kwəntelo·quent

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 6 votes

1. eloquentadjective

   Synonyms:
   well-spoken, articulate

2. eloquentadjective

   fluently persuasive and articulate

   Synonyms:
   articulate, well-spoken

3. eloquentadjective

   effective in expressing meaning by speech

   Synonyms:
   well-spoken, articulate

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spokenadjective

   expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

   "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"

   Synonyms:
   argent, silverish, silvery, liquid, silver, fluent, smooth-spoken, silver-tongued, silvern, smooth, facile, fluid

   Antonyms:
   inarticulate, unarticulate

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. eloquentadjective

   Synonyms:
   persuasive, impressive

2. eloquentadjective

   Synonyms:
   graceful and vigorous

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "eloquent":

   telling, compelling

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1. William Franklin Billy Graham:

   The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless. The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.

2. David Harris:

   I could write a book on our frustration in literally hundreds of meetings with European leaders who, however otherwise well intentioned, refused to grasp the problem staring them -- the anti-Semitic problem staring them in the face, they ducked it they avoided it ... and now 15 years later the problem is so big and so deadly and so rooted that it's going to take a lot more than one eloquent speech by a president or a prime minister.

3. Solicitor General:

   You can't understand how important Anthony Kennedy affirmative action opinion is without understanding Anthony Kennedy earlier jurisprudence, for decades, Anthony Kennedy has been the court's most eloquent voice on the need to be color blind -- why Anthony Kennedy changed Anthony Kennedy mind is something historians will debate for decades.

4. Magha:

   A good man?s intellect is piercing, yet inflicts no wound; his actions are deliberate, yet bold; his heart is warm, but never burns; his speech is eloquent, yet ever true.

5. Reginald V. Johnson:

   “Aberjhani's voice should be heard around the world. He is an extraordinarily gifted writer whose words are more than inspirational, intriguing, and eloquent ... they are poetry in motion.”