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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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At rallies, he reads his speeches, which he writes at 4 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

But in interviews and speeches in recent days, Burnham has been sending a different message.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Services were full of singing and speeches as congregants filled the rows, lined the walls, and spilled into the aisles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

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

From Slate • May 19, 2026

All those silly speeches Aided away behind Hydras, Minotaurs, and Medusas.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye