Synonyms for verbal
ˈvɜr bəlver·bal

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1. verbalverb

   Antonyms:
   non-verbal, substantive

2. verbaladjective

   A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.

   Antonyms:
   substantive, non-verbal

3. verbaladjective

   Antonyms:
   substantive, non-verbal

4. verbaladjective

   Antonyms:
   substantive, non-verbal

5. verbaladjective

   Antonyms:
   substantive, non-verbal

6. verbaladjective

   Antonyms:
   substantive, non-verbal

7. verbaladjective

   Antonyms:
   non-verbal, substantive

8. verbaladjective

   Antonyms:
   non-verbal, substantive

9. verbaladjective

   Antonyms:
   implied

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1. verbal

   Oral (Latin os, the mouth) signifies uttered through the mouth or (in common phrase) by word of mouth; verbal (Latin verbum, a word) signifies of, pertaining to, or connected with words, especially with words as distinguished from the ideas they convey; vocal (Latin vox, the voice) signifies of or pertaining to the voice, uttered or modulated by the voice, and especially uttered with or sounding with full, resonant voice; literal (Latin litera, a letter) signifies consisting of or expressed by letters, or according to the letter, in the broader sense of the exact meaning or requirement of the words used; what is called "the letter of the law" is its literal meaning without going behind what is expressed by the letters on the page. Thus oral applies to that which is given by spoken words in distinction from that which is written or printed; as, oral tradition; an oral examination. By this rule we should in strictness speak of an oral contract or an oral message, but verbal contract and verbal message, as indicating that which is by spoken rather than by written words, have become so fixed in the language that they can probably never be changed; this usage is also in line with other idioms of the language; as, "I give you my word," "a true man's word is as good as his bond," "by word of mouth," etc. A verbal translation may be oral or written, so that it is word for word; a literal translation follows the construction and idiom of the original as well as the words; a literal translation is more than one that is merely verbal; both verbal and literal are opposed to free. In the same sense, of attending to words only, we speak of verbal criticism, a verbal change. Vocal has primary reference to the human voice; as, vocal sounds, vocal music; vocal may be applied within certain limits to inarticulate sounds given forth by other animals than man; as, the woods were vocal with the songs of birds; oral is never so applied, but is limited to articulate utterance regarded as having a definite meaning; as, an oral statement.

   Synonyms:
   literal, oral, vocal

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1. verbal

   Synonyms:
   oral, spoken, parole, vocal, unwritten, unrecorded

   Antonyms:
   written, documentary, epistolary, recorded

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1. verbaladjective

   communicated in the form of words

   "verbal imagery"; "a verbal protest"

   Antonyms:
   concise, numerical, mathematical, uncommunicative, incommunicative, written

2. verbaladjective

   of or relating to or formed from words in general

   "verbal ability"

   Antonyms:
   incommunicative, mathematical, written, concise, uncommunicative, numerical

3. verbaladjective

   of or relating to or formed from a verb

   "verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'"

   Antonyms:
   uncommunicative, concise, numerical, mathematical, written, incommunicative

4. verbaladjective

   relating to or having facility in the use of words

   "a good poet is a verbal artist"; "a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound"; "verbal aptitude"

   Antonyms:
   uncommunicative, concise, written, incommunicative, mathematical, numerical

5. verbaladjective

   expressed in spoken words

   "a verbal contract"

   Antonyms:
   numerical, mathematical, uncommunicative, concise, incommunicative, written

6. verbaladjective

   prolix

   "you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal"- Shakespeare

   Antonyms:
   uncommunicative, numerical, written, concise, incommunicative, mathematical

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1. verbaladjective

   Synonyms:
   oral, spoken, unwritten, parole, nuncupative, not written

2. verbaladjective

   Synonyms:
   as to words, about words

3. verbaladjective

   Synonyms:
   literal, word for word

4. verbaladjective

   Synonyms:
   derived from a verb

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1. verbaladjective

   Synonyms:
   oral

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1. List of paraphrases for "verbal":

   verbale, verbales, oral, orally, word, rhetorical

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1. List of known nicknames for "Verbal":

   バーバル, 류영기, L Universe, Ryu Yong Gi

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How to use verbal in a sentence?

1. Samuel Goldwyn:

   A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.

2. Elie Kayrouz:

   We should also criminalize the act of marital rape just like the law now criminalizes beating, harm or verbal threats.

3. Steve Burrell:

   The board was extremely frustrated with the organization regarding the Bay Buchanan event since the written and verbal description of the event was very different from what was advertised as the event, so the board unanimously voted to deny funding.

4. Director General Tony Hall:

   A member of staff -- who is a completely innocent party -- took himself to Accident and Emergency after a physical altercation accompanied by sustained and prolonged verbal abuse of an extreme nature. For me a line has been crossed.

5. John Dewey:

   There is more than a verbal tie between the words common, community, and communication.... Try the experiment of communicating, with fullness and accuracy, some experience to another, especially if it be somewhat complicated, and you will find your own attitude toward your experience changing.