Synonyms for rhetorical
rɪˈtɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈtɒr-rhetor·i·cal

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1. rhetorical

   Synonyms:
   declamatory, persuasive, oratorical, lively, animated, spirited

   Antonyms:
   logical, calm, cool, deliberate

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1. rhetoricaladjective

   of or relating to rhetoric

   "accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford

   Antonyms:
   prosaic, matter-of-fact, unrhetorical, plainspoken

2. rhetoricaladjective

   given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought

   "mere rhetorical frippery"

   Antonyms:
   plainspoken, unrhetorical, matter-of-fact, prosaic

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1. rhetoricaladjective

   Synonyms:
   oratorical

2. rhetoricaladjective

   Synonyms:
   declamatory, highly wrought

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1. List of paraphrases for "rhetorical":

   rhetoric, verbal

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1. Roger Stone:

   I think we have widespread voter fraud, i think he has to put [voters] on notice that their inauguration will be a rhetorical. And when I mean civil disobedience, not violence, but it will be a bloodbath. The government will be shut down if they attempt to steal this and swear Hillary in.

2. Hakeem Jeffries:

   Hundreds of Capitol police officers were violently assaulted on Jan. 6, republican members of the House claim to back the blue. They'll have an opportunity at the first hearing to keep it real and to demonstrate that those words are not just rhetorical, but they really plan to support the Capitol Police officers who defended our democracy at great personal cost to themselves on Jan. 6.

3. Robert Thompson:

   Art turns data into experience, when you see those stories embodied in actual human beings, with pretty unrelenting closeups (of interview subjects), that has a rhetorical power that exceeds 'just the facts,'.

4. Brian Ott:

   The presidency has always been a predominantly rhetorical enterprise, you can’t drive an agenda without vision casting and part of that has to go through the mainstream press.

5. Eddie Glaude:

   I was stunned. I mean it was an easy kind of rhetorical move, let’s defend democracy abroad and secure democracy at home.