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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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As was the groundwork, so to speak, for flights in—and into—the future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

When she asked to speak to the manager, he came over and was "horribly rude, really really rude the whole time he was speaking to me", she said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

We were raised with English, but we didn’t speak English in this house.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

And she did not address why now, after a year of sustained media attention, she suddenly felt the need to speak.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

I was too sulky to speak and took my mind off my troubles by recalling how Hog Scald Road got its name.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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