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lectures

NOUN

lesson, speech

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address discourse instruction

STRONG

allocution disquisition harangue oration pitch soapbox spiel talk

WEAK

chalk talk pep talk

NOUN

speech of criticism

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sermon

STRONG

castigation censure chiding going-over harangue moralism preaching preachment rebuke reprimand reproof scolding

WEAK

dressing-down talking-to telling off

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment praise

VERB

give a lesson, speech

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expound teach

STRONG

address declaim deliver discourse harangue orate recite speak spiel spout talk

WEAK

get on a soapbox give a talk hold forth prelect

Antonyms

STRONG

be quiet listen

WEAK

praise

VERB

criticize lengthily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonish chide preach scold

STRONG

berate flay moralize rate reprimand reprove sermonize

WEAK

exprobate give going-over give piece of mind rank on tell off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment flatter laud praise

Example Sentences

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Students pass the hostel on their way to lectures as aeroplanes rumble overhead every few minutes.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Over that academic year, he delivered six lectures that make an effective case for the generative power of limits on art.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

For decades, medical textbooks and lectures have presented the vitamin K injection as an example of a public health policy success.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

New features include an expansive exhibition gallery space and a 200-seat theater for lectures, film screenings and live performances.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Indeed, courses of lectures were available far and wide: in Newcastle, in Spalding, in Scarborough, in Bath.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton