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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Lectures began last week but the campus was officially opened on 3 September - the day before Kazakhstan hosted the Wales men's football team for a World Cup qualifier in the city.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Troubling as it may be that L.A. itself is not hosting Khan’s London-based company, the venturesome UC Santa Barbara Arts and Lectures series is for a single night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

The Pulitzer-winning author of “The Sympathizer” and USC professor here publishes his 2023 Norton Lectures at Harvard that focus on what an outsider brings to American literature.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

Adult Summer Book Bingo is in full swing, brought to you by Seattle Public Library and Seattle Arts and Lectures, and many of you will happily spot an “audiobook” square on this year’s bingo card.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 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