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talk n.
formal talk to audience n.

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

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speeches

Yes, she can throw down in a dissent, but she’s very careful in her speeches.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

The first part of the parade was followed by a series of speeches, mainly from members of the Orange Order.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

When we sat for dinner, speeches — or rather, roasts — broke out around the table, with our shared peals of laughter making the air ring with life and its sweetness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

One of the workshop participants’ first assignments is to write their retirement speeches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

There were clips suddenly circulating from both the Milwaukee and the Madison speeches, focused on the part where I talked about feeling encouraged.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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