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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From the 1790s onward, parades, speeches and public readings of the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth became a kind of political ritual all across America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

He never left Iran as supreme leader and his speeches were rarely carried live on television or announced in advance.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

In his interviews, speeches, books and discussions of the economy, Vance consistently returns to his working-class roots.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

Both the Guardian, external and the Times, external say Burnham will begin to set out policies next week with a series of speeches starting with the economy and devolution.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

If you believed the polls, it appeared that Barack was poised to win, but I also knew he’d been working on two possible speeches for the night ahead—one for a victory, another for a concession.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama