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Synonyms for speak
spikspeak
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Wiktionary
speakverb
Synonyms:
articulate, talk, verbalizespeakverb
To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
Corporate speak; IT speak
Synonyms:
articulate, verbalize, talkspeakverb
To have a conversation.
It's been ages since we've spoken.
Synonyms:
verbalize, articulate, talkspeakverb
To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
Synonyms:
talk, verbalize, articulatespeakverb
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, talkspeakverb
To be able to communicate in a language.
He speaks Mandarin fluently.
Synonyms:
verbalize, articulate, talkspeakverb
To utter.
I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.
Synonyms:
talk, verbalize, articulatespeakverb
To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
Synonyms:
talk, verbalize, articulate
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, utterPreposition:
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 Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
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 bagtalk, 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 bagspeak, 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 bagaddress, 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, dealspeakverb
make a characteristic or natural sound
"The drums spoke"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
speakverb
Synonyms:
articulate, enunciate, talk with articulate soundsspeakverb
Synonyms:
plead, spout, hold forth, make a speech, discourse, harangue, declaimspeakverb
Synonyms:
treat, make mentionspeakverb
speakverb
Synonyms:
utter, express, deliver, pronounce, articulatespeakverb
Synonyms:
announce, make known, spread abroad, proclaim, declarespeakverb
Synonyms:
(Naut.) hail
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#249 | address | |
#374 | call | |
#496 | say | |
#723 | tell | |
#783 | direct | |
#795 | statement | |
#816 | talk | |
#846 | cover | |
#962 | chat | |
#1274 | deal | |
#1365 | express | |
#1892 | discuss | |
#2208 | talking | |
#2337 | statements | |
#2465 | handle | |
#2544 | speak | |
#2557 | speech | |
#3220 | speaking | |
#3327 | mouth | |
#3338 | deliver | |
#3758 | treat | |
#3935 | mention | |
#4316 | lecture | |
#5539 | announce | |
#5543 | spoke | |
#5694 | sing | |
#7396 | speaks | |
#8361 | speeches | |
#9348 | declare | |
#11225 | discourse | |
#11696 | peach | |
#11777 | spill | |
#15167 | converse | |
#17054 | utter | |
#18842 | chatter | |
#18871 | articulate | |
#19670 | intervene | |
#22983 | emit | |
#24516 | plow | |
#28483 | pronounce | |
#32248 | babble | |
#64842 | kalam | |
#95599 | blab | |
#102240 | tattle | |
#124784 | verbalize | |
#165665 | enunciate | |
#205400 | accost | |
#254576 | declaim |
How to use speak in a sentence?
One: I don't speak German. And two: There's a heavy neo-Nazi population in the area, i'm black, so traveling to that part of Germany was, well, very intimidating.
Under the National Labor Relations Act, employers can't restrict or prevent employees from speaking out about their terms and conditions of employment, that is true even if the employees speak out in an offensive manner.
To be among people one loves, that's sufficient; to dream, to speak to them, to be silent among them, to think of indifferent things; but among them, everything is equal.
We're watching the people of Hong Kong speak about the things they value, and we'll see what Lam's decision is in the coming days and weeks.
Our city draws strength from its diversity. No matter who you are, what language you speak, or how much money you have, you have a right to take part in the city’s rich cultural resources.
Translations for speak
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- азаԥраAbkhaz
- praatAfrikaans
- تحدث, تكلمArabic
- danışmaqAzerbaijani
- һөйләшеү, гәпләшеүBashkir
- гавары́ць, размо́віць, сказа́ць, размаўля́цьBelarusian
- гово́ряBulgarian
- বলাBengali
- སྐད་ཆ་བཤདTibetan Standard
- komzBreton
- parlarCatalan, Valencian
- ленChechen
- hovořit, mluvitCzech
- siarad, llefaruWelsh
- taleDanish
- reden, sprechenGerman
- λέω, μιλώGreek
- paroliEsperanto
- hablar, mediar palabra, decirSpanish
- rääkimaEstonian
- حرف زدن, صحبتPersian
- ilmaista, keskustella, jutella, puhua, kertoa, sanoa, viestiä, pitää puheFinnish
- parler, jargonFrench
- sprekkeWestern Frisian
- labhairIrish
- bruidhinnScottish Gaelic
- falar, xergaGalician
- ñe'ẽGuaraní
- דיברHebrew
- बोलनाHindi
- beszélHungarian
- խոսելArmenian
- parlarInterlingua
- parolarIdo
- parlare, conversare, comunicare, gergoItalian
- 語る, 言う, 話す, しゃべるJapanese
- ლაპარაკიGeorgian
- сөйлеу, айту, сөйлесуKazakh
- និយាយKhmer
- ಎನ್, ಮಾತಾಡು, ಮಾತನಾಡು, ಎನುKannada
- 말하다Korean
- айтуу, сүйлөөKyrgyz
- loquor, for, dīcō, fābulor, efforLatin
- schwätzenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ເວົ້າLao
- kalbėtiLithuanian
- runātLatvian
- збо́руваMacedonian
- സംസാരിക്കുകMalayalam
- ярихMongolian
- बोलणेMarathi
- bercakapMalay
- tkellemMaltese
- မြွက်, ပြောBurmese
- sprekenDutch
- snakkeNorwegian
- yáłtiʼNavajo, Navaho
- parlarOccitan
- ਬੋਲਣਾPanjabi, Punjabi
- mówić, rozmawiaćPolish
- falar, jargão, gíriaPortuguese
- rimayQuechua
- pledar, tschantscharRomansh
- vorbi, discuta, comunicaRomanian
- говорить, говори́ть, разгова́риватьRussian
- hoallat, hállat, hupmatNorthern Sami
- govoriti, говоритиSerbo-Croatian
- කථා කරනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- rozprávať, hovoriťSlovak
- govoritiSlovene
- flasAlbanian
- buaSouthern Sotho
- tala, prata, snacka, kommunicera, konversera, tala samman, samtalaSwedish
- ongeaSwahili
- பேசுTamil
- మాట్లాడుTelugu
- ҳарф заданTajik
- พูดThai
- gürlemek, geplemek, sözlemekTurkmen
- magsalitaTagalog
- konuşmakTurkish
- әйтергә, сөйләшергә, сөйләргәTatar
- ئېيتماق, سۆزلىمەكUyghur, Uighur
- говори́ти, сказа́ти, розмовля́тиUkrainian
- بولناUrdu
- gaplashmoqUzbek
- nói chuyện, nói, nói đượcVietnamese
- spikönVolapük
- רעדןYiddish
- 说话Chinese
- khulumaZulu
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- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
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