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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How to use speak in a sentence?

1. Lao Tzu:

   The Way of Heaven does not compete, And yet it skillfully achieves victory. It does not speak, and yet it skillfully responds to things. It comes to you without your invitation.

2. Ernesto Reyes:

   There were bombs, teargas and repression, but he kept playing his violin. He did not stop, too bad I wasn't able to speak with him because he was constantly playing.

3. Meg Oliver:

   And we have to do it understanding -- and to the point of the spirit of you raising it, and the way you did -- it is in our collective best interest to speak these truths, to acknowledge what happened, to acknowledge then the vestiges of it that remain because they do. To get to a place where we can heal and we can be better. And I believe that is going to have to be about leadership -- that one is to your point -- not stoking the racism, the anti-Semitism, the white supremacy that we have been seeing because that is happening, i know we are better than this, I believe that. But we will not achieve our true strength as a country if we fail to acknowledge the truth and speak it and recognize what must be done to address it.

4. Steve Scalise:

   I haven't heard any Democrats speaking out against what Maxine has said, and it's time for Democrats to speak out when they see it on both sides, they only want to speak out on one side of the aisle, not on both, and that hypocrisy, I think, is starting to shine through.

5. Lia Toby:

   I can only speak from personal experience as opposed to like a cultural revolution kind of way, but I feel like there is a room and an acceptance now that I never would have had.