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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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Besides, who still speaks about the Iranian civilians?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

However, for Bolat, it speaks to the problem with how Polymarket and its rivals present themselves.

From BBC • 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

Yet UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri wrote recently that “many investors” he speaks with “are pushing for a much larger dividend commitment.”

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

‘Then comes the Listener. He fights with air, and speaks with silence.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver