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talk v.
address; give a lecture v.

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

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speaks

The efforts speaks to the increasingly stringent — and desperate — measures public agencies and lawmakers in California are attempting in order to stem a troubling rise in e-bike incidents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

That demographic profile mirrors the woman to whom Oster’s argument speaks most directly.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

“The letter speaks for itself,” Lyons Brown, 66, said in a phone call from his home in Wyoming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

This ongoing appreciation of silent movies speaks to a common craving for simple communal appreciation of analog pleasures.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

When he speaks, it’s so low I can barely hear it.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell