another word for speech in english

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noun as in talk

Strongest matches

• conversation

Strong matches

• articulation
• communication
• doublespeak
• enunciation
• intercourse
• pronunciation
• verbalization
• vocalization

Weak matches

• double talk
• mother tongue
• native tongue
• oral communication
• vocal expression

noun as in formal talk to audience

• declamation
• disquisition
• dissertation
• exhortation
• valedictory

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noun as in formal speech or address

noun as in manner of conducting oneself

• comportment
• performance
• savoir-faire
• social graces
• way of life
• what's done

noun as in information transmitted

• announcement
• declaration
• information
• inside story
• intelligence
• translation

noun as in conversation

• confabulation

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Kids are interacting with Alexas that can record their voice data and influence their speech and social development.

The attorney general delivered a controversial speech Wednesday.

For example, my company, Teknicks, is working with an online K-12 speech and occupational therapy provider.

Instead, it would give tech companies a powerful incentive to limit Brazilians’ freedom of speech at a time of political unrest.

However, the president did give a speech in Suresnes, France, the next day during a ceremony hosted by the American Battle Monuments Commission.

Those are troubling numbers, for unfettered speech is not incidental to a flourishing society.

There is no such thing as speech so hateful or offensive it somehow “justifies” or “legitimizes” the use of violence.

We need to recover and grow the idea that the proper answer to bad speech is more and better speech.

Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.

The simple, awful truth is that free speech has never been particularly popular in America.

Alessandro turned a grateful look on Ramona as he translated this speech, so in unison with Indian modes of thought and feeling.

And so this is why the clever performer cannot reproduce the effect of a speech of Demosthenes or Daniel Webster.

He said no more in words, but his little blue eyes had an eloquence that left nothing to mere speech.

After pondering over Mr. Blackbird's speech for a few moments he raised his head.

Albinia, I have refrained from speech as long as possible; but this is really too much!

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On this page you'll find 125 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to speech, such as: conversation, dialogue, discussion, expression, language, and tone.

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Synonyms for speech spitʃ speech, this thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word speech ., english synonyms and antonyms rate these synonyms: 0.0 / 0 votes.

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

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Synonyms: address , oration , harangue , discourse

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address, speech noun

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

speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication noun

(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

• speech noun

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

the exchange of spoken words

"they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"

manner of speaking, speech, delivery noun

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

lecture, speech, talking to noun

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

actor's line, speech, words noun

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

language, speech noun

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

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• Auditory Communication
• Expressive Style

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homily noun

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Synonyms: articulate utterance

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

Synonyms: talk , parlance , verbal intercourse , oral communication

Synonyms: oration , discourse , address , harangue

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speech adjective

Synonyms: utterance , speaking , language , talk , conversation , parlance , words , tongue , dialect , patois , discourse , oration , address , plea , declamation , dissertation , epilogue , allocution , exhortation , disquisition , effusion , descant , harangue , diatribe , tirade , screed , rhapsody , philippic , invective , rant , soliloquy , monologue , dialogue , colloquy , trialogue , interlocution , improvisation , toast , equivocation , prevarication , quibbling , ambages , pseudology , amphibology , amphiboly , dilogy

Associated words: extempore , extemporaneous , extemporize , extemporization , impromptu , improvise , improvisation , brogue , aphasia , amnesia , oratory , elocution , rhetoric , oratorical , rhetorical , rhetorician , elocutionary , peroration , voluble , volubility , fluent , fluency

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List of paraphrases for "speech":

discourse , speeches , intervention , expression , address , discours , statement , discourses , floor , voice , speaking , rhetoric , talk , contribution , word , network , remarks , phrase , sermon , lecture , response , speak , term

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List of known nicknames for "Speech":

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The President is not known for nuance, which is what a speech like this requires to escape the potential wrath of his multiple audiences.

Jacob Ellenhorn :

It seems like freedom of speech and freedom to express your views is not allowed by the University of Southern California student government right now.

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn :

If Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt won't use 'the R word', I will: Donald Trump telling four Congresswomen of color to 'go back' is racist, the two contenders to be the next Prime Minister should call out this far-right hate speech for what it is.

Shaquille O'Neal :

We as American people, we do a lot of business in China and they know and understand our values and we understand their values, and one of our best values here in America is free speech. We're allowed to say what we want to say and we're allowed to speak up about injustices and that's just how it goes.

Senator Burr :

In a tabloid-style hit piece today, NPR knowingly and irresponsibly misrepresented a speech I gave last month about the coronavirus threat, this lunch was hosted on Feb. 27 by the North Carolina State Society. It was publicly advertised and widely attended. NPR knew, but did not report, that attendees also included many non-members, bipartisan congressional staff, and representatives from the governors office.

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Thesaurus Definition of speaking

 (Entry 1 of 3)

Synonyms & Similar Words

• communicative
• well - spoken
• silver - tongued
• smooth - tongued

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncommunicative
• inarticulate
• tongue - tied

Thesaurus Definition of speaking  (Entry 2 of 3)

• communication
• talkativeness
• loquaciousness
• garrulousness
• verboseness
• speechlessness
• voicelessness
• inarticulateness
• taciturnity
• inarticulacy

Thesaurus Definition of speaking  (Entry 3 of 3)

• articulating
• verbalizing
• enunciating
• bringing out
• putting into words
• proclaiming
• broadcasting
• ventilating
• publicizing
• promulgating
• advertising
• getting off
• formulating
• spluttering
• ripping (out)
• formulizing
• piping up (with)
• suppressing
• discoursing
• expatiating
• holding forth
• taking the floor
• soliloquizing
• pontificating
• sermonizing
• filibustering

Phrases Containing speaking

• public speaking

Thesaurus Entries Near speaking

speak (for)

speaking (about)

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“Speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaking. Accessed 31 Mar. 2024.

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the faculty or power of speaking ; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity.

the act of speaking: He expresses himself better in speech than in writing.

something that is spoken ; an utterance, remark, or declaration: We waited for some speech that would indicate her true feelings.

a form of communication in spoken language, made by a speaker before an audience for a given purpose: a fiery speech.

any single utterance of an actor in the course of a play, motion picture, etc.

the form of utterance characteristic of a particular people or region; a language or dialect.

manner of speaking, as of a person: Your slovenly speech is holding back your career.

a field of study devoted to the theory and practice of oral communication.

Archaic . rumor .

Origin of speech

Synonym study for speech, other words for speech, other words from speech.

• self-speech, noun

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How to use speech in a sentence

His speeches, which he wrote himself, were frequently brilliant, even if they too often pointed backward instead of forward.

Today, as president, he constantly praises Fidel and Raúl in his speeches and frequently travels to the island.

The crusty conservative battle-ax Phyllis Schlafly is giving speeches saying that Obama worships government like a god.

Other SEALs have given paid speeches and consulted for filmmakers and video game designers.

But Girma says the issue is larger than a desire to watch a few inspiring speeches.

Be ashamed of upbraiding speeches before friends: and after thou hast given, upbraid not.

I rejoice in being able to say that the general tendency of the speeches was towards universal Emancipation, mental and physical.

These people are, I believe, the greatest speech -makers in the world; nothing can be done without speeches.

When all the fine speeches which seemed proper had been made, they entered the little house and came to the side of the new baby.

Here Gwynne kept his Blue Books and thought out his speeches, but it was not a favorite room with the guests.

British Dictionary definitions for speech

/ ( spiːtʃ ) /

the act or faculty of speaking, esp as possessed by persons : to have speech with somebody

( as modifier ) : speech therapy

that which is spoken; utterance

a talk or address delivered to an audience

a person's characteristic manner of speaking

a national or regional language or dialect

linguistics another word for parole (def. 5)

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