1. (noun)address, speech the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience Synonyms: computer address, spoken communication, savoir-faire, delivery, reference, manner of speaking, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, words, voice communication, oral communication, lecture, address, language, spoken language, destination, name and address, speech
2. (noun)speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication (language) communication by word of mouth Synonyms: words, manner of speaking, spoken communication, terminology, delivery, linguistic process, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, lecture, voice communication, oral communication, lyric, linguistic communication, address, language, spoken language, nomenclature, speech
3. (noun)speech something spoken Synonyms: words, manner of speaking, talking to, lecture, delivery, spoken language, oral communication, actor's line, spoken communication, address, speech communication, language, voice communication
4. (noun)speech the exchange of spoken words Synonyms: words, manner of speaking, talking to, lecture, delivery, spoken language, oral communication, actor's line, spoken communication, address, speech communication, language, voice communication
5. (noun)manner of speaking, speech, delivery your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally Synonyms: pitch, manner of speaking, oral communication, delivery, spoken communication, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, words, livery, voice communication, spoken language, obstetrical delivery, lecture, rescue, address, deliverance, language, legal transfer, bringing, speech, saving
6. (noun)lecture, speech, talking to a lengthy rebuke Synonyms: manner of speaking, spoken communication, talk, delivery, lecturing, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, words, voice communication, oral communication, public lecture, lecture, address, language, spoken language, speech
7. (noun)actor's line, speech, words words making up the dialogue of a play Synonyms: manner of speaking, spoken communication, wrangle, run-in, delivery, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, words, voice communication, oral communication, quarrel, lecture, dustup, address, row, language, lyric, spoken language, speech
8. (noun)language, speech the mental faculty or power of vocal communication Synonyms: nomenclature, spoken communication, terminology, delivery, linguistic process, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, words, voice communication, oral communication, lyric, linguistic communication, address, language, spoken language, manner of speaking, speech, lecture
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'speech'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. speech Language (F. langage < L. lingua, the tongue) signified originally expression of thought by spoken words, but now in its widest sense it signifies expression of thought by any means; as, th Synonyms: language, barbarism, expression, patois, vernacular, dialect, idiom, speech, vocabulary, diction, mother tongue, tongue