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Synonyms for speech
spitʃspeech

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. speech

    Speech is the general word for utterance of thought in language. A speech may be the delivering of one's sentiments in the simplest way; an oration is an elaborate and prepared speech; a harangue is a vehement appeal to passion, or a speech that has something disputatious and combative in it. A discourse is a set speech on a definite subject, intended to convey instruction. Compare CONVERSATION; DICTION; LANGUAGE.

    Synonyms:
    address, address, discourse, disquisition, dissertation, harangue, language, oration, oratory, sermon, speaking, talk, utterance

    Antonyms:
    hush, silence, speechlessness, stillness, taciturnity

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. speech

    Synonyms:
    address, oration, harangue, discourse

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. address, speechnoun

    the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

    "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

    Synonyms:
    computer address, spoken communication, savoir-faire, delivery, reference, manner of speaking, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, words, voice communication, oral communication, lecture, address, language, spoken language, destination, name and address

  2. speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communicationnoun

    (language) communication by word of mouth

    "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

    Synonyms:
    words, manner of speaking, spoken communication, terminology, delivery, linguistic process, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, lecture, voice communication, oral communication, lyric, linguistic communication, address, language, spoken language, nomenclature

  3. speechnoun

    something spoken

    "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"

    Synonyms:
    words, manner of speaking, talking to, lecture, delivery, spoken language, oral communication, actor's line, spoken communication, address, speech communication, language, voice communication

  4. speechnoun

    the exchange of spoken words

    "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"

    Synonyms:
    words, manner of speaking, talking to, lecture, delivery, spoken language, oral communication, actor's line, spoken communication, address, speech communication, language, voice communication

  5. manner of speaking, speech, deliverynoun

    your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally

    "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

    Synonyms:
    pitch, manner of speaking, oral communication, delivery, spoken communication, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, words, livery, voice communication, spoken language, obstetrical delivery, lecture, rescue, address, deliverance, language, legal transfer, bringing, saving

  6. lecture, speech, talking tonoun

    a lengthy rebuke

    "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"

    Synonyms:
    manner of speaking, spoken communication, talk, delivery, lecturing, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, words, voice communication, oral communication, public lecture, lecture, address, language, spoken language

  7. actor's line, speech, wordsnoun

    words making up the dialogue of a play

    "the actor forgot his speech"

    Synonyms:
    manner of speaking, spoken communication, wrangle, run-in, delivery, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, words, voice communication, oral communication, quarrel, lecture, dustup, address, row, language, lyric, spoken language

  8. language, speechnoun

    the mental faculty or power of vocal communication

    "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"

    Synonyms:
    nomenclature, spoken communication, terminology, delivery, linguistic process, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, words, voice communication, oral communication, lyric, linguistic communication, address, language, spoken language, manner of speaking, lecture

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. homilynoun

    Submitted by Providence on July 18, 2023  
  2. monolouges

    Submitted by anonymous on August 16, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. speechnoun

    Synonyms:
    articulate utterance

  2. speechnoun

    Synonyms:
    language, tongue, vernacular, idiom, dialect, LINGO

  3. speechnoun

    Synonyms:
    talk, parlance, verbal intercourse, oral communication

  4. speechnoun

    Synonyms:
    oration, discourse, address, harangue

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  1. List of known nicknames for "Speech":

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How to use speech in a sentence?

  1. Lori Deem:

    In a private entity, you don't necessarily have the same unfettered right to speech.

  2. Chuang-tzu:

    Great wisdom is generous petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.

  3. The House managers:

    The First Amendment has no application in an impeachment proceeding, which does not seek to punish unlawful speech, but instead to protect the Nation from a President who violated his oath of office and abused the public trust.

  4. Colton Haab:

    I expected to be able to ask my questions and give my opinions on my questions, Colton Haab said told a local ABC affiliate, WPLG-TV. CNN had originally asked me to write a speech and questions, and it ended up being all scripted. The left-leaning cable news network denied the charge in a tweet, saying There is absolutely no truth to this. Colton Haab said Colton Haab was asked to prepare a speech and some questions, and Colton Haab was planning to ask about school safety, and the possibility of using veterans as armed security guards in schools, but was rejected by CNN. After being told Colton Haab had to ask a scripted question, Colton Haab decided not to attend the town hall. I don't think that it's going get anything accomplished. It's not gon na ask the true questions that all the parents and teachers and students have.

  5. Washington Democrats:

    Your real problem was the fact that the President gave a very good powerful speech from the Rose Garden.


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