speech

[speech] / spitʃ /

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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In February, a court ruled the ban was "disproportionate" and interfered with the right to free speech.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

In his speech to young people, the prime minister said he did not want to "frighten" his audience or put pressure on them.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Back then, there was no freedom of speech, human rights abuses were rampant and the rights of women in particular were severely restricted, he recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Rutte, who has strived to remain on good terms with Trump, plans to give a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Institute in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

I can tell this isn’t just a canned speech for her.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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