Synonyms for rhetoric
ˈrɛt ər ɪkrhetoric

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1. rhetoricnoun

   using language effectively to please or persuade

   Synonyms:
   empty words, empty talk, hot air, ornateness, grandiosity, grandiloquence, magniloquence, palaver

2. grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoricnoun

   high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

   "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"

   Synonyms:
   elaborateness, empty talk, hot air, ornateness, empty words, grandiosity, grandiloquence, magniloquence, palaver

3. palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoricnoun

   loud and confused and empty talk

   "mere rhetoric"

   Synonyms:
   empty talk, blandishment, cajolery, hot air, ornateness, empty words, grandiosity, grandiloquence, magniloquence, palaver

4. rhetoricnoun

   study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

   Synonyms:
   empty words, empty talk, hot air, ornateness, grandiosity, grandiloquence, magniloquence, palaver

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1. rhetoricnoun

   Synonyms:
   art of composition

2. rhetoricnoun

   Synonyms:
   oratory, elocution, eloquence, science of oratory

3. rhetoricnoun

   Synonyms:
   declamation, artificial eloquence

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1. List of paraphrases for "rhetoric":

   rhetorical, speech, discourse, oratory

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1. Vanita Gupta:

   Those in positions of power have a responsibility to speak out against hateful rhetoric that does tangible harm to our most marginalized communities, anything less than wholesale public condemnation of hate speech -- especially stemming from our own government -- is a dereliction of our duty as Americans.

2. Douglas Borthwick:

   People thought that the ECB would take a step back and try to talk down the rhetoric, but instead you had Nowotny come out today and say, 'You know what? The ECB is right'.

3. Dick Durbin:

   Perhaps the president went a little too far in his rhetoric, some of us do, but the fundamental principles and values at stake are very similar.

4. Matteo Salvini:

   ITALY'S BERLUSCONI ADOPTS TRUMP'S RHETORIC AS ELECTION NEARS, CALLS MIGRANTS A 'SOCIAL BOMB' The coalition leaders have said whichever party gets the most votes will get to choose the prime minister. Berlusconi has said he would appoint longtime ally and European Parliament President Antonio Tajani. Should the League get more votes, that would open the door to Salvini being prime minister. However, that is unlikely if the polls are accurate, and there are indications that Salvini and Berlusconi are more likely to hash out a deal where Salvini gets a migration-focused position at the Interior Department. Give me the interior ministry for three months and you'll see what order and cleanliness I bring back from north to south all over Italy.

5. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   I think we also have to look at the rhetoric coming from the front-runner in the presidential campaign, someone who's basically encouraged people in the audience to rough up anyone who stands up and says something he doesn't like.