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speak

[speek] / spik /
VERB
talk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chat communicate convey declare deliver express go say shout tell utter voice whisper
STRONG
allege articulate assert aver blab chew converse descant discourse drawl enunciate expatiate gab gas jaw modulate mouth mumble murmur mutter perorate pronounce rap sound spiel spill state verbalize vocalize yak yammer
WEAK
break silence lip make known make public open one's mouth pop off put into words speak one's piece yakety-yak
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be quiet conceal hold keep retain withhold
STRONG
deny hide mumble praise speak clearly
WEAK
listen
VERB
address; give a lecture
Synonyms
STRONGEST
argue plead talk
STRONG
declaim descant discourse harangue orate pitch recite sermonize spiel spout stump
WEAK
get across hold forth prelect
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet
WEAK
listen

Example Sentences

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To not be threatened by the influx of AI in creative spaces is to speak from a place of immense privilege.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

But it then veers off into a land that I never want to visit or speak of again.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Some are vignettes from Ms. Phillips’s early years, while others speak of her nomadic young adulthood, her parents’ divorce and their deaths, and her own experiences as a mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Nobody wants to say who made the first call, but they speak again.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Why couldn’t they speak like ordinary human beings?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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