Definitions

eloquent

[el-uh-kwuhnt] / ˈɛl ə kwənt /

ADJECTIVE

having a skillful way with words

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affecting ardent articulate expressive fervent forceful impassioned moving outspoken passionate persuasive poignant powerful revealing stirring touching vivid vocal

WEAK

facund fervid fluent glib grandiloquent graphic impressive indicative magniloquent meaningful potent rhetorical sententious significant silver-tongued smooth-spoken suggestive telling voluble well-expressed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic calm cold cool dispassionate dull frigid impotent indifferent ineffective introverted shy unaffecting unenthusiastic unexcited unmoving weak

WEAK

inarticulate

Example Sentences

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But Sheriff Tim Niven-Smith rejected Belov's claim of self-defence and said the girls' evidence had been "eloquent."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Tim Campbell, CEO of Baillie Gifford—that paradoxically venerable yet go-go Scottish investment house—is waxing eloquent about maybe his favorite stock in the entire universe.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Rex Reed, the longtime movie critic and celebrity interviewer known for his contrarian attitude and eloquent, vicious jabs of his pen, died Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny was eloquent as John Proctor, the opera’s flawed hero, cogently depicting his struggles with guilt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

In his sagging eyes we found the language we’d been searching for, a language more eloquent than the cheap bead necklaces of words my mother offered.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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