Synonyms for lecture
ˈlɛk tʃərlec·ture

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1. lecture, public lecture, talknoun

   a speech that is open to the public

   "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"

   Synonyms:
   talking to, lecturing, talk of the town, public lecture, talking, talk, speech

2. lecture, speech, talking tonoun

   a lengthy rebuke

   "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"

   Synonyms:
   manner of speaking, spoken communication, talk, delivery, lecturing, actor's line, talking to, speech communication, words, voice communication, oral communication, public lecture, address, language, spoken language, speech

3. lecture, lecturingverb

   teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)

   Synonyms:
   talk, speech, talking to, public lecture, lecturing

4. lecture, talkverb

   deliver a lecture or talk

   "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

   Synonyms:
   bawl out, verbalize, lambast, babble, verbalise, take to task, spill, reproof, jaw, reprimand, rebuke, utter, chew out, chide, peach, tattle, lambaste, mouth, trounce, blab out, berate, have words, chew up, call down, blab, talk, let the cat out of the bag, dress down, speak, scold, remonstrate, rag, babble out, sing, spill the beans, call on the carpet

5. call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambastverb

   censure severely or angrily

   "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

   Synonyms:
   manducate, get at, reproof, censure, chide, bait, rile, lash, dun, cod, razz, chit-chat, crucify, grouch, bedevil, reprimand, lambaste, devil, gossip, get to, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, criminate, chew out, yap away, beat, arouse, cane, trounce, tease, taunt, bring up, slash, berate, raise, conjure, nark, natter, grumble, rag, crush, confab, rattle on, torment, ride, chew up, irritate, tantalize, underdress, strap, chew, rally, claver, flog, remonstrate, chat, vanquish, yack, chitchat, whip, confabulate, call forth, jaw, talk, rebuke, invoke, nettle, vex, call down, evoke, lambast, yack away, bother, gravel, shoot the breeze, stir, take to task, chaffer, welt, lather, bawl out, point out, dress down, visit, call on the carpet, twit, masticate, chatter, beat out, have words, chew the fat, chafe, scold, shell, conjure up, put forward

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1. • Teach

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1. homework

   "we were given many homework assignments"

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

2. homilynoun

   Submitted by Providence on July 18, 2023  

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1. lecturenoun

   Synonyms:
   discourse, prelection

2. lecturenoun

   Synonyms:
   formal censure, lesson

3. lectureverb

   Synonyms:
   deliver a lecture to

4. lectureverb

   Synonyms:
   reprove formally

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lecturenoun

   Synonyms:
   discourse, address, dissertation, prelection, reproof, scolding

2. lectureverb

   Synonyms:
   discourse, address, reprove, censure, rate, upbraid, scold

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1. List of paraphrases for "lecture":

   conference, lectures, conferences, sermon, reading, lesson, chat, presentation, lecturer, speech

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1. Scott Kennedy:

   I think the Trump administration is quite serious about imposing tariffs, i don't think Liu He would have agreed to come if he was just going to give the U.S. a lecture.

2. Stephen Butler Leacock:

   Most people tire of a lecture in 10 minutes, clever people can do it in 5. Sensible people never go to lectures at all.

3. Donald Trump:

   We are not here to lecture -- we are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do, who to be, or how to worship.

4. Gloria Barghi:

   I just told my husband, I said, 'Call it mother's intuition.' I just want to see if he's OK,' i pulled up the app. I picked it up right when the lead teacher was assaulting the first victim. It was intentional. It was thought out. It was malicious … these are defenseless little kids. Empty classroom or lecture hall (iStock).

5. Robby Mook:

   Hillary Clinton said on the campaign trail it was a mistake to have the personal email server. I think what's, in retrospect, incredibly ironic and deeply frustrating to a lot of us is that Director Comey felt entitled to go in front of the country, unauthorized, and lecture Secretary Clinton about Hillary Clinton use when it turns out Director Comey was doing the same thing.