Synonyms 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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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, speak, 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, speak, 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, speak, 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, speak, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Communicate
   • Sound

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1. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   articulate, enunciate, talk with articulate sounds

2. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   plead, spout, hold forth, make a speech, discourse, harangue, declaim

3. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   treat, make mention

4. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   sound, resound

5. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   utter, express, deliver, pronounce, articulate

6. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   announce, make known, spread abroad, proclaim, declare

7. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) hail

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. speakverb

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

   Antonyms:
   repress, suppress, refrain

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

1. List of paraphrases for "speak":

   talk, intervene, spoke, say, talking, speaks, statement, discuss, speaking, express, statements, kalam, mention, tell, address, speeches, speech

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How to use Speak in a sentence?

1. Gordon Bitko:

   If this had happened five years ago, I would guess that a very, very large percentage of government employees would not be able to remotely access their systems or do anything from home, today, that's definitely not true. I can't speak to every agency, but it's far, far greater than it was.

2. Tim Dixon:

   And maybe that's the blueprint for a future candidate, it's to speak to the values that the country shares and to say we're more than just a demographic category. We're more than just a political partisan.

3. Paul Ryan:

   When I see something that runs counter to who we are as a party and a country, I will speak up.

4. Michael Waltz:

   What Im watching for as these missiles fall as we speak are, are they hitting infrastructure or are they specifically trying to target Americans and kill Americans, if theyre hitting infrastructure, that could be a signal that while they had to respond they did so in a way that would lead to future de-escalation. But Trump has [said] if you kill Americans like Iran has done since 1979, there will be serious consequences and hell hold Iran responsible, not the proxies.

5. Ken Isaacs:

   I'm not going to speak on any country's domestic policy, states have a right to protect their borders the way that they deem necessary.