Synonyms for speak
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1. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   articulate, talk, verbalize

2. speakverb

   To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.

   Corporate speak; IT speak

   Synonyms:
   articulate, verbalize, talk

3. speakverb

   To have a conversation.

   It's been ages since we've spoken.

   Synonyms:
   verbalize, articulate, talk

4. speakverb

   To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.

   Synonyms:
   talk, verbalize, articulate

5. speakverb

   To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.

   This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage.

   Synonyms:
   verbalize, articulate, talk

6. speakverb

   To be able to communicate in a language.

   He speaks Mandarin fluently.

   Synonyms:
   verbalize, articulate, talk

7. speakverb

   To utter.

   I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word.

   Synonyms:
   talk, verbalize, articulate

8. speakverb

   To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.

   Synonyms:
   talk, verbalize, articulate

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. speak

   To utter is to give forth as an audible sound, articulate or not. To talk is to utter a succession of connected words, ordinarily with the expectation of being listened to. To speak is to give articulate utterance even to a single word; the officer speaks the word of command, but does not talk it. To speak is also to utter words with the ordinary intonation, as distinguished from singing. To chat is ordinarily to utter in a familiar, conversational way; to chatter is to talk in an empty, ceaseless way like a magpie.

   Synonyms:
   announce, articulate, chat, chatter, converse, declaim, declare, deliver, discourse, enunciate, express, pronounce, say, talk, tell, utter

   Preposition:
   Speak to (address) a person; speak with a person (converse with him); speak of or about a thing (make it the subject of remark); speak on or upon a subject; in parliamentary language, speak to the question.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. speak

   Synonyms:
   converse, discourse, talk, utter, pronounce, say, express, accost, address, tell

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbaliseverb

   express in speech

   "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

   Synonyms:
   let loose, talk, express, peach, address, verbalise, give tongue to, tattle, babble out, babble, let out, emit, blab, lecture, spill the beans, verbalize, utter, blab out, sing, spill, mouth, let the cat out of the bag

2. talk, speakverb

   exchange thoughts; talk with

   "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

   Synonyms:
   talk, peach, address, verbalise, tattle, babble out, babble, blab, lecture, spill the beans, verbalize, utter, blab out, sing, spill, mouth, let the cat out of the bag

3. speak, talkverb

   use language

   "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"

   Synonyms:
   peach, talk, tattle, babble out, babble, verbalise, blab, lecture, spill the beans, address, utter, blab out, sing, spill, verbalize, mouth, let the cat out of the bag

4. address, speakverb

   give a speech to

   "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"

   Synonyms:
   address, come up to, cover, handle, talk, plow, accost, direct, call, treat, verbalize, utter, turn to, verbalise, mouth, deal

5. speakverb

   make a characteristic or natural sound

   "The drums spoke"

   Synonyms:
   verbalise, mouth, verbalize, talk, utter, address

Matched Categories

1. • Communicate
   • Sound

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1. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   articulate, enunciate, talk with articulate sounds

2. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   plead, spout, hold forth, make a speech, discourse, harangue, declaim

3. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   treat, make mention

4. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   sound, resound

5. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   utter, express, deliver, pronounce, articulate

6. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   announce, make known, spread abroad, proclaim, declare

7. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) hail

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. speakverb

   Synonyms:
   utter, pronounce, say, articulate, enunciate, express, talk, discourse, address, declaim, harangue, preach, lecture, rant, descant, expatiate, accost, address, declare, publish, proclaim, announce, bruit

   Antonyms:
   repress, suppress, refrain

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1. List of paraphrases for "speak":

   talk, intervene, spoke, say, talking, speaks, statement, discuss, speaking, express, statements, kalam, mention, tell, address, speeches, speech

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1. Mo Brooks:

   The president understands that we have a lot of RINO Republicans who may speak kindly to him in his presence, but stab him in the back when he doesn't see it. And he's learned a lot from his four years in the presidency, the president is doing a much better job of discerning who really does support the MAGA agenda and who just mouths those words but doesn't mean it and won't do it if elected.

2. Sabri Dikman:

   The message is simple, don't do it. The desert is vast and it's treacherous, when you cross illegally you put your life in incredible peril. I'm telling you this not only as a Border Patrol agent, but as one who spent his entire 23-year career in Arizona. I speak from experience.

3. Pastor John Hagee:

   I believe that Christians United for Israel will continue to grow exponentially especially because Israel is in a time of danger, every Christian who carries a Bible knows that God Almighty is interested in the welfare of Israel, and they know they have a Biblical mandate to stand up and speak up for Israel. The chaos we’re experiencing in the Middle East is a challenge for every Christian to come out of the closet and stand up and speak up for Israel and the Jewish people.

4. CLIFFORD VILLALON:

   We do not put value on the words that we speak if we cannot perform the words that we unleash.

5. Acting CEO Susanne Lyons:

   We need to have a culture that does not make it difficult for people to speak up. Not a culture of retribution, not a culture in which there is protection of others who are accused, so I think there is a strong awareness and knowledge that that's what needs to change. How that happens over time is a much longer-term process.