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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—Asian markets extended losses during Thursday late trade as President Trump’s speech offered no clarity on the end to the Middle East conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

During the speech, scheduled to start at 9 p.m.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Wednesday night's speech did little immediately to reassure global oil markets that disruption to the Strait of Hormuz shipping route will ease anytime soon.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“The labor market has been sending an unusual set of mixed signals,” John Williams, president of the New York Fed, said in a speech earlier this week.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Her mind, it was soon clear, was as active as ever, but the power of speech did not return—with the exception of three words.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

speech

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