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speaks

VERB

talk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chat communicate convey declare deliver express go say shout tell utter voice whisper

STRONG

allege articulate assert aver blab chew converse descant discourse drawl enunciate expatiate gab gas jaw modulate mouth mumble murmur mutter perorate pronounce rap sound spiel spill state verbalize vocalize yak yammer

WEAK

break silence lip make known make public open one's mouth pop off put into words speak one's piece yakkety-yak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be quiet conceal hold keep retain withhold

STRONG

deny hide praise speak clearly

WEAK

listen

VERB

address; give a lecture

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue plead talk

STRONG

declaim descant discourse harangue orate pitch recite sermonize spiel spout stump

WEAK

get across hold forth prelect

Antonyms

STRONG

be quiet

WEAK

listen

Example Sentences

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For Ranvia, who speaks to me after her Monday night gym session - something she never did before her breast reduction - there is a much deeper significance than merely achieving a certain look.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Here’s how a digital twin works: An AI system analyzes how an executive writes, speaks and thinks by studying everything from work emails to public speeches and interviews.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

A: Power has always feared the written word, and above all, the written word that speaks the truth.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Leiner: I want to tell one story that speaks to that, which was at the first Berlin Film Festival we attended after COVID.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The Listener fights with air and speaks with silence ...

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver