addressed

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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The King then addressed the chamber to formally open the parliamentary session.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

“We have been doing animal shelters in California for over 150 years and we have not solved the problem,” she said, “because we’ve never addressed the cause.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

How do you think those issues will be addressed in the current round of negotiations?

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Senior leaders believed that David Ellison persuasively addressed many of the staff’s questions during a two-hour interview, the Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

But he detected genuine worry in the hare’s voice, so heroically, he turned 180 degrees again and addressed her.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el