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speech

[speech] / spitʃ /
NOUN
talk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conversation dialogue discussion expression language tone voice
STRONG
accent articulation communication dialect diction doublespeak elocution enunciation idiom intercourse jargon lingo locution palaver parlance prattle pronunciation prose speaking spiel tongue utterance verbalization vernacular vocalization vocalizing voicing
WEAK
double talk expressing mother tongue native tongue oral communication vocal expression
Antonyms
STRONGEST
quiet silence
STRONG
standard
WEAK
listening
NOUN
formal talk to audience
Synonyms
STRONGEST
address appeal commentary debate lecture paper rhetoric sermon
STRONG
allocution bombast declamation diatribe discourse disquisition dissertation eulogy exhortation harangue homily invocation keynote opus oration oratory panegyric parlance parley pitch recitation salutation spiel stump tirade valedictory
WEAK
chalk talk pep talk prelection
Antonyms
WEAK
listening quiet silence

Example Sentences

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“This became the most famous speech in French history,” Mr. Vinen writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

In his very first speech as pope, Leo presented himself as a "son" of Augustine, whose writings he often quotes.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

To signal that he has considered these things, Glatzer gives Anushka, who has had a revelation, a speechy little speech to voice the thoughts already on your mind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Apparently uncertain what to do next, M1 rebroadcast a speech that Magyar had given just after the vote had finished.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The town came to the landing strip, the school band played, and Mr. Weiss gave a short speech.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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Academy Awards, List 1

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