Synonyms for vocal
ˈvoʊ kəlvo·cal

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1. vocal

   Oral (Latin os, the mouth) signifies uttered through the mouth or (in common phrase) by word of mouth; verbal (Latin verbum, a word) signifies of, pertaining to, or connected with words, especially with words as distinguished from the ideas they convey; vocal (Latin vox, the voice) signifies of or pertaining to the voice, uttered or modulated by the voice, and especially uttered with or sounding with full, resonant voice; literal (Latin litera, a letter) signifies consisting of or expressed by letters, or according to the letter, in the broader sense of the exact meaning or requirement of the words used; what is called "the letter of the law" is its literal meaning without going behind what is expressed by the letters on the page. Thus oral applies to that which is given by spoken words in distinction from that which is written or printed; as, oral tradition; an oral examination. By this rule we should in strictness speak of an oral contract or an oral message, but verbal contract and verbal message, as indicating that which is by spoken rather than by written words, have become so fixed in the language that they can probably never be changed; this usage is also in line with other idioms of the language; as, "I give you my word," "a true man's word is as good as his bond," "by word of mouth," etc. A verbal translation may be oral or written, so that it is word for word; a literal translation follows the construction and idiom of the original as well as the words; a literal translation is more than one that is merely verbal; both verbal and literal are opposed to free. In the same sense, of attending to words only, we speak of verbal criticism, a verbal change. Vocal has primary reference to the human voice; as, vocal sounds, vocal music; vocal may be applied within certain limits to inarticulate sounds given forth by other animals than man; as, the woods were vocal with the songs of birds; oral is never so applied, but is limited to articulate utterance regarded as having a definite meaning; as, an oral statement.

   Synonyms:
   literal, oral, verbal

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1. vocal music, vocalnoun

   music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment

   Synonyms:
   vocal music, song

   Antonyms:
   incommunicative, instrumental, uncommunicative, soft

2. song, vocaladjective

   a short musical composition with words

   "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"

   Synonyms:
   birdsong, vocal music, strain, birdcall, song, call

   Antonyms:
   instrumental, uncommunicative, incommunicative, soft

3. vocaladjective

   relating to or designed for or using the singing voice

   "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"

   Synonyms:
   outspoken

   Antonyms:
   instrumental, incommunicative, soft, uncommunicative

4. vocaladjective

   having or using the power to produce speech or sound

   "vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"

   Synonyms:
   outspoken

   Antonyms:
   instrumental, incommunicative, uncommunicative, soft

5. outspoken, vocaladjective

   given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

   "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"

   Synonyms:
   free-spoken, outspoken, forthright, point-blank, candid, blunt, plainspoken, straight-from-the-shoulder, frank

   Antonyms:
   uncommunicative, incommunicative, soft, instrumental

6. vocaladjective

   full of the sound of voices

   "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"

   Synonyms:
   outspoken

   Antonyms:
   incommunicative, instrumental, soft, uncommunicative

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1. • Music

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1. List of paraphrases for "vocal":

   vowel, voice, vociferous, noisy

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1. Don Felder:

   I would say 'Bye Bye Love' is one of my favorite influential songs to this day, and ironically, they were so in sync with their harmonies that they sounded like one person. That approach to hearing and formulating harmonies stuck in my head, so when I joined the Eagles, my ear was trained to be able to hear a vocal that way.

2. Werner Hoyer:

   We have listened to the very vocal international calls for action. EIB is expected to be ambitious, i do not believe we should disappoint.

3. Van Dyke:

   Well, I would not have smoked or drunk anything, i think that set me back. There are times that I feel like apologizing to my body for the way I treated it… I have arthritis and all those things, but I keep moving… I didn’t discover dancing and singing until I was in my 30s. It just happened out of nowhere. I regret that I didn’t train a little or take some vocal coaching or something. But I just enjoyed what I had and had fun with it. If I had to go back, I’d train.

4. Vincent Janik:

   Seals are the only mammals we know of now that use the same mechanisms, finding other mammals that use their vocal tract in the same way as us to modify sounds informs us on how vocal skills are influenced by genetics and learning and can ultimately help to develop new methods to study speech disorders.

5. President Barack Obama:

   It came down to politics -- the worry that that vocal minority of gun owners would come after them in future elections, they worried that the gun lobby would spend a lot of money and paint them as anti-Second Amendment.