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Synonyms for vocal
ˈvoʊ kəlvo·cal
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
Princeton's WordNet
vocal music, vocalnoun
music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
Synonyms:
vocal music, songAntonyms:
incommunicative, instrumental, uncommunicative, softsong, vocaladjective
a short musical composition with words
"a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
Synonyms:
birdsong, vocal music, strain, birdcall, song, callAntonyms:
instrumental, uncommunicative, incommunicative, softvocaladjective
relating to or designed for or using the singing voice
"vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"
Synonyms:
outspokenAntonyms:
instrumental, incommunicative, soft, uncommunicativevocaladjective
having or using the power to produce speech or sound
"vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"
Synonyms:
outspokenAntonyms:
instrumental, incommunicative, uncommunicative, softoutspoken, 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, frankAntonyms:
uncommunicative, incommunicative, soft, instrumentalvocaladjective
full of the sound of voices
"a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"
Synonyms:
outspokenAntonyms:
incommunicative, instrumental, soft, uncommunicative
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "vocal":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#374 | call | |
#1225 | song | |
#1252 | voice | |
#1950 | oral | |
#2537 | frank | |
#6612 | strain | |
#6652 | vocal | |
#9729 | verbal | |
#11372 | blunt | |
#12048 | literal | |
#12104 | noisy | |
#13668 | candid | |
#25816 | vowel | |
#33971 | outspoken | |
#56463 | forthright | |
#70588 | birdsong | |
#94339 | vociferous | |
#300480 | plainspoken |
How to use vocal in a sentence?
The greatest achievement to date of Project MERCILESS ... have come from successful penetration operations targeting vocal critics inside the FIFA organization.
The fancy term is multi-vocal signaling - in other words he sends messages out within the same half an hour, the same hour, and he's speaking to different audiences. He's very effective at it. Much of what he was doing on this visit was doublespeak.
The crowds started to grow in size, start to become more vocal. So now officers are always trained to deal with, right, so what threat is the biggest threat? is it the suspect on the ground in front of me in handcuffs that we have relatively controlled? Or is it the unknown threat posed by the crowd that could go from verbal to trying to interfere with my arrest process in a matter of seconds?
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.
Until more people are more vocal about what it is, there's always going to be that stigma. I think it's just education and awareness.
Translations for vocal
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- صوتيArabic
- vokalAzerbaijani
- вакальныBelarusian
- вокаленBulgarian
- কণ্ঠ্য, গেয়Bengali
- vocalCatalan, Valencian
- hlasitýCzech
- vokalDanish
- stimmhaft, Vokal, mündlich, lautstark, stimmlich, vokalisch, lautGerman
- φωνητικόςGreek
- vokaloEsperanto
- vocalSpanish
- آوازPersian
- äänekäs, laulu, vokaali, laulu-Finnish
- vocalFrench
- guthaIrish
- स्वरHindi
- magánhangzói, vokál, énekHungarian
- վոկալArmenian
- lisan, vokal yang, VokalIndonesian
- vocaleItalian
- ווֹקָאלִיHebrew
- ボーカル, 有言, 物言うJapanese
- ვოკალურიGeorgian
- ಧ್ವನಿ, ಉಚ್ಚಾರದ, ಗಾಯನKannada
- 보컬, 보컬 부분Korean
- vocalisLatin
- balss, vokālsLatvian
- vokal yangMalay
- vokaliMaltese
- stem, vocale, vocalDutch
- vokale, vokalNorwegian
- samogłoska, głosowy, wokalny, wokalPolish
- vocalPortuguese
- vocalRomanian
- голосовой, крикливый, шумный, громкий, вокальный, звучный, гласныйRussian
- vokálny, hlasovýSlovak
- vokal, vokalneSlovene
- vokalAlbanian
- sång-Swedish
- mwimbajiSwahili
- குரல்Tamil
- స్వరTelugu
- เกี่ยวกับเสียงพูดThai
- vokalTurkmen
- pantinig, ukol sa tinig, maablaTagalog
- vokalTurkish
- ВокалUkrainian
- زبانی, آواز دارUrdu
- vokalUzbek
- Tiếng hát, nói lớn tiếng, nói to tiếngVietnamese
- שטיםYiddish
- 聲音的Chinese
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