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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Mr. Klingbeil last week delivered an agenda-setting speech titled “Reforms for a Strong Germany” that—I promise this isn’t a typo—contains some real reform ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Signs of de-escalation had buoyed markets in recent sessions, but Trump's speech dashed those hopes.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The rambling and unfocused speech offered little in the way of specifics.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026

Yet judging from the speech, he’s doing neither.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

This was only her first speech, after all.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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