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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

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. De Vanna:

   They thought it was funny. I was just a young kid from Perth, I didn’t know any different. I ... wanted to punch them, as a youngster and a player I didn’t know how to address this ... but it is still happening across all levels and it’s time to speak up.

2. Nico Perrino:

   Determining who gets to speak or who gets to have an account on Facebook or any other social media platform based on the mood of the country is a policy or a prescription that is ripe for abuse, i ca n’t think of what that rigorous standard would be that would make this policy be applied fairly, not just to former President Donald Trump, but to any politician.

3. United States:

   At a time when European Union is organizing European Union to speak with a single voice, cooperation with the United States and its actors is essential to promoting a new digital world, the survival of our model of society, based on the preservation of individual and collective freedoms and rights, depends on it.

4. Svetlana Alexievich:

   Real people speak in my books about the main events of the age such as the war, the Chernobyl disaster, and the downfall of a great empire, but I don't just record a dry history of events and facts, I'm writing a history of human feelings.

5. Bruce Jacobs:

   She came forward, at great risk, to speak truth to power, she was blacklisted from the legal community and even her husband told her to move on. When Dixie’s husband saw Judge Zilber resigned, he told her how proud he was of her for standing up for her beliefs.