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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

The United Nations General Assembly event is underway in New York, with delegations from around the world meeting to give speeches and hold meetings.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

That problem can’t be solved by speeches or a communiqué.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

His previous U.N. speeches have been jammed with bluster and bunkum, but none more so than this one.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“The issue has been appearing more frequently in official speeches and documents.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The speeches started, and Ellsberg listened to the protestors’ arguments against bombing Vietnam and sending in the marines.

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