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soapbox

[sohp-boks] / ˈsoʊpˌbɒks /
NOUN
address
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lecture sermon talk
STRONG
discourse dissertation oration pitch spiel
WEAK
chalk talk pep talk
NOUN
lecture
Synonyms
STRONGEST
address discourse instruction
STRONG
allocution disquisition harangue oration pitch spiel talk
WEAK
chalk talk pep talk
NOUN
oration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
harangue homily sermon spiel
STRONG
address declamation discourse lecture pitch
WEAK
chalk talk pep talk
Antonyms
WEAK
print writing
NOUN
platform
Synonyms
STRONGEST
manifesto plank policy principle program
STRONG
objectives stump tenets
WEAK
party line
NOUN
podium
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dais platform rostrum stage
STRONG
stump
WEAK
pulpit
NOUN
pulpit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lectern podium
STRONG
desk platform rostrum stage stump
NOUN
rostrum
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dais lectern podium
STRONG
pulpit stage
WEAK
reading stand
VERB
declaim
Synonyms
STRONGEST
recite
STRONG
attack bloviate declare decry denounce harangue inveigh lecture mouth orate perorate proclaim rail rant speak spiel spout
WEAK
blow hot air hold forth pile it on talk big
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet compliment praise
VERB
harangue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accost buttonhole
STRONG
address apostrophize declaim exhort orate perorate rant rave spiel spout stump
WEAK
chew out get on a soapbox go on about hold forth talk to yell at
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet
VERB
prelect
Synonyms
WEAK
chalk talk discourse dissertation lecture oration pep talk pitch sermon speak spiel talk
VERB
profess
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge admit affirm avow confess feign pretend proclaim stump
STRONG
allege announce asseverate aver avouch certify claim confirm croon depose dissemble fake maintain own predicate purport sing spiel spout state vouch
WEAK
act as if blow hot air come out constate cross heart get off chest get on soapbox make out open up own up say so swear on bible swear up and down talk big
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal deny disavow disown dispute hide refuse renounce repudiate
STRONG
be quiet contradict invalidate question reject
VERB
rant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shout
STRONG
bellow bloviate bluster clamor cry declaim fume harangue mouth objurgate orate perorate rage rail roar scold sizzle spiel spout storm stump vociferate
WEAK
blow one's top carry on sound off take on
Antonyms
STRONG
be happy be quiet compliment praise

Example Sentences

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It’s a free soapbox that forces management to address issues they’d rather not discuss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Here are some of his best moments on that aforementioned soapbox.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

The BID has hosted a soapbox derby, an autumn festival, and a "dino day", where actors dress up as dinosaurs and walk around the town to entertain children.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

A sturdy and symbolic soapbox for speeches on liberty.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024

Anyway, I have long had a very definite tendency to tune out the moment I come anywhere near either a pulpit or a soapbox.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.