speaks

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 yakkety-yak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be quiet conceal hold keep retain withhold

STRONG

deny hide 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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Booth wrote “Primary Trust” during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the play speaks softly about the difficult subjects of marginalization, loneliness and difference.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Soon after, Wiesel’s eccentric instructor makes his way to Israel where, like an itinerant preacher, he speaks to enthusiastic audiences at one kibbutz after another.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

So that speaks to what Jon and the writers are doing and what we’re, as a collective, bringing to the audience.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

A reason almost every family office De Vita speaks with about why they are moving to co-investing or direct investing is to avoid the fees charged by a typical private-equity fund manager.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

“You guys are new here this year, right?” she says, her ears turning scarlet as she speaks.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish