lectures

NOUN

lesson, speech

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address discourse instruction

STRONG

allocution disquisition harangue oration pitch soapbox spiel talk

WEAK

chalk talk pep talk

NOUN

speech of criticism

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sermon

STRONG

castigation censure chiding going-over harangue moralism preaching preachment rebuke reprimand reproof scolding

WEAK

dressing-down talking-to telling off

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment praise

VERB

give a lesson, speech

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expound teach

STRONG

address declaim deliver discourse harangue orate recite speak spiel spout talk

WEAK

get on a soapbox give a talk hold forth prelect

Antonyms

STRONG

be quiet listen

WEAK

praise

VERB

criticize lengthily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonish chide preach scold

STRONG

berate flay moralize rate reprimand reprove sermonize

WEAK

exprobate give going-over give piece of mind rank on tell off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment flatter laud praise

Example Sentences

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“I hunted for these tickets,” says Noa Kretchmer, 30, who’s attended multiple Lectures on Tap events since it debuted in Los Angeles in August.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

For their local appearances, Malofeev played a recital in the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall as part of the UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures series.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

Hannah will be at Benaroya Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. for an event with Seattle Arts & Lectures.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Lectures have had to move to other areas of campus.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2023

Taking our skepticism for granted, he rushed to the bookcases and returned with Volume One of the "Stoddard Lectures."

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald