Antonyms for speak
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1. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   articulate, talk, verbalize

2. speakverb

   To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.

   Corporate speak; IT speak

   Synonyms:
   articulate, verbalize, talk

3. speakverb

   To have a conversation.

   It's been ages since we've spoken.

   Synonyms:
   verbalize, articulate, talk

4. speakverb

   To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.

   Synonyms:
   talk, verbalize, articulate

5. speakverb

   To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.

   This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.

   Synonyms:
   verbalize, articulate, talk

6. speakverb

   To be able to communicate in a language.

   He speaks Mandarin fluently.

   Synonyms:
   verbalize, articulate, talk

7. speakverb

   To utter.

   I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.

   Synonyms:
   talk, verbalize, articulate

8. speakverb

   To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.

   Synonyms:
   talk, verbalize, articulate

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. speak

   To utter is to give forth as an audible sound, articulate or not. To talk is to utter a succession of connected words, ordinarily with the expectation of being listened to. To speak is to give articulate utterance even to a single word; the officer speaks the word of command, but does not talk it. To speak is also to utter words with the ordinary intonation, as distinguished from singing. To chat is ordinarily to utter in a familiar, conversational way; to chatter is to talk in an empty, ceaseless way like a magpie.

   Synonyms:
   announce, articulate, chat, chatter, converse, declaim, declare, deliver, discourse, enunciate, express, pronounce, say, talk, tell, utter

   Preposition:
   Speak to (address) a person; speak with a person (converse with him); speak of or about a thing (make it the subject of remark); speak on or upon a subject; in parliamentary language, speak to the question.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. speak

   Synonyms:
   converse, discourse, talk, utter, pronounce, say, express, accost, address, tell

Matched Categories

1. • Communicate
   • Sound

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbaliseverb

   express in speech

   "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

   Synonyms:
   let loose, talk, express, peach, address, verbalise, give tongue to, tattle, babble out, babble, let out, emit, blab, lecture, spill the beans, verbalize, utter, blab out, sing, spill, mouth, let the cat out of the bag

2. talk, speakverb

   exchange thoughts; talk with

   "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

   Synonyms:
   talk, peach, address, verbalise, tattle, babble out, babble, blab, lecture, spill the beans, verbalize, utter, blab out, sing, spill, mouth, let the cat out of the bag

3. speak, talkverb

   use language

   "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"

   Synonyms:
   peach, talk, tattle, babble out, babble, verbalise, blab, lecture, spill the beans, address, utter, blab out, sing, spill, verbalize, mouth, let the cat out of the bag

4. address, speakverb

   give a speech to

   "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"

   Synonyms:
   address, come up to, cover, handle, talk, plow, accost, direct, call, treat, verbalize, utter, turn to, verbalise, mouth, deal

5. speakverb

   make a characteristic or natural sound

   "The drums spoke"

   Synonyms:
   verbalise, mouth, verbalize, talk, utter, address

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1. speakverb

   Antonyms:
   repress, suppress, refrain

   Synonyms:
   utter, pronounce, say, articulate, enunciate, express, talk, discourse, address, declaim, harangue, preach, lecture, rant, descant, expatiate, accost, address, declare, publish, proclaim, announce, bruit

How to use speak in a sentence?

1. Kristi Noem:

   I'm glad to see more people getting involved in these types of actions against social media platforms that do choose who can speak and who can't.

2. Isaiah 401-8 Bible:

   Comfort ye, my people speak ye peace, thus saith our God. Comfort those who sit in darkness, mourning 'neath their sorrow's load. For the glory of the Lord now o'er earth is shed abroad and all flesh shall see the token that His word is never broken.

3. Rashida Tlaib:

   He cannot just say it's a small group of people, we need to be speaking up against this and it has to start with him. He needs to do better by us and the country. He needs to speak up and condemn this very loud and very clearly.

4. Eknath Easwaran:

   The Sufis advise us to speak only after our words have managed to pass through three gates. At the first gate we ask ourselves, Are these words true? If so, we let them pass on; if not, back they go. At the second gate we ask, Are they necessary? At the last gate we ask, Are they kind?

5. Rick Rahn:

   I can't really speak to you about the motive, i can just tell you it seems that Bahena Rivera followed her and seemed to be drawn to her on that particular day and for whatever reason, Bahena Rivera chose to abduct her.

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