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

From Slate • May 19, 2026

What’s Next: A Brookings Institution survey found a third of academics and Fed watchers agree Fed officials should give fewer speeches, but about half find the quarterly economic projections useful.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Another noted he used ChatGPT to write speeches.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Those on the pro-Palestinian march were allowed to make their way from Knightsbridge, along Piccadilly and into Pall Mall for their speeches.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Ellsberg was particularly impressed by King’s recent speeches against the Vietnam War.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin