Synonyms for rhetorical
rɪˈtɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈtɒr-rhetor·i·cal

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1. rhetorical

   Synonyms:
   declamatory, persuasive, oratorical, lively, animated, spirited

   Antonyms:
   logical, calm, cool, deliberate

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1. rhetoricaladjective

   of or relating to rhetoric

   "accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested"- W.A.White; "the rhetorical sin of the meaningless variation"- Lewis Mumford

   Antonyms:
   prosaic, matter-of-fact, unrhetorical, plainspoken

2. rhetoricaladjective

   given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought

   "mere rhetorical frippery"

   Antonyms:
   plainspoken, unrhetorical, matter-of-fact, prosaic

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1. rhetoricaladjective

   Synonyms:
   oratorical

2. rhetoricaladjective

   Synonyms:
   declamatory, highly wrought

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1. List of paraphrases for "rhetorical":

   rhetoric, verbal

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1. Robert Thompson:

   When you see those stories embodied in actual human beings, with pretty unrelenting closeups (of interview subjects), that has a rhetorical power that exceeds 'just the facts,'.

2. Paul Carroll:

   If you do this kind of ratcheting( up) of rhetorical tensions but also sending military hardware into the region, if you do that absent of any kind of offramp or door or window for the North Koreans to consider walking through and reengaging in any sort of discussions, bad things are going to happen.

3. Republican Rep. Jason Lewis:

   Look, a rhetorical discussion about the cultural changes and whether we can hold anyone, male or female, to standards made for an interesting hour, made for an interesting rhetorical discussion, that's what you're supposed to do on talk radio. And if you're provocative when you do it, well, that's part of our job. I presume, you know, the people that are running with this story are looking for ratings as well. So, it's kind of sad that it's come back to this, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

4. Roger Stone:

   I think we have widespread voter fraud, i think he has to put [voters] on notice that their inauguration will be a rhetorical. And when I mean civil disobedience, not violence, but it will be a bloodbath. The government will be shut down if they attempt to steal this and swear Hillary in.

5. The Spokesman-Review:

   I was being rhetorical, because I was trying to make the point that equalizing a colonoscopy to this particular procedure was apples and oranges, so I was asking a rhetorical question that was designed to make her say that they weren't the same thing, and she did so. It was the response I wanted.