Definitions

address

[uh-dres, ad-res, uh-dres] / əˈdrɛs, ˈæd rɛs, əˈdrɛs /

NOUN

place of residence or business where one can be contacted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ZIP code home location number

STRONG

abode direction domicile dwelling headquarters house lodging street whereabouts

WEAK

box number living quarters place of business place of residence

NOUN

speech given to formal gathering

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lecture sermon talk

STRONG

discourse dissertation oration pitch soapbox spiel

WEAK

chalk talk pep talk

VERB

write directions for delivery

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forward send

STRONG

consign dispatch inscribe label mark postmark remit route ship superscribe transmit

Antonyms

STRONG

hold keep receive retain

WEAK

avoid cut disregard ignore overlook pass shun slight

VERB

speak to a formal gathering

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call discuss talk

STRONG

approach bespeak discourse greet hail lecture memorialize orate pitch pontificate sermonize spiel spout stump

WEAK

deliver speech deliver talk get on a soapbox give speech give talk root for take the floor

Antonyms

STRONGEST

listen refrain

STRONG

be quiet

WEAK

avoid cut disregard ignore overlook pass shun slight

VERB

devote effort to something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

focus on give try

STRONG

dig direct turn undertake

WEAK

apply oneself to attend to concentrate on devote oneself to engage in go at go for hammer away have a go at have at knuckle down to peg away pitch into plug away at take care of take up throw oneself into turn to

Antonyms

WEAK

avoid cut disregard ignore overlook pass shun slight

Example Sentences

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Forty-eight-year-old retailer Eszter Somfai had her home address shared online, after an internal party database with some 200,000 supporters' personal details was leaked last November.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The platform made it possible for people to securely send money digitally using their email address, which was easier than writing up a check or filling out a money order.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

These “res proxy” companies rent out access to internet connections on the devices to customers who want to look like they’re surfing the internet from a genuine home address.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

To address this, researchers used whole-exome sequencing, a method that focuses on protein-coding regions of the genome.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

I will be given an address, and I will collect a child from there.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

address

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