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speeches

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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In Mr. Perl-Rosenthal’s account, these speeches were not mere ornaments but a kind of public philosophy, performed aloud.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The discussion was Gallrein and Hegseth each giving 15 minute speeches.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

He did not deliver any speeches outside the property, which is listed for rent on Zillow for $15,950 per month.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Powell presided over lengthy press conferences after every Federal Open Market Committee meeting, provided more than a dozen congressional testimonies, and gave more than 160 speeches and statements during his eight-year tenure.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Interpreters were enlisted to reach out to workers in their own native languages and to translate speeches for them at rallies.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield