
Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonym
A synonym is a word that means exactly the same as, or very nearly the same as, another word in the same language. For example, "close" is a synonym of "shut".
Note that a synonym may share an identical meaning with another word, but the two words are not necessarily interchangeable. For example, "blow up" and "explode" have the same meaning, but "blow up" is informal (used more in speech) and "explode" is more formal (used more in writing and careful speech).
Here are some more examples of synonyms:
synonyms | part of speech | ||
---|---|---|---|
close | shut | verb | |
blow up | explode | verb | |
blow up | inflate | verb | |
shallow | superficial | adjective | |
eager | earnest | keen | adjective |
spontaneous | impromptu | unplanned | adjective |
You can find synonyms in a synonym dictionary or thesaurus.
Antonym
An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. For example "bad" is an antonym of "good". Here are some more examples:
prefix | antonyms | part of speech | |
---|---|---|---|
good | bad | adjective | |
small | big | adjective | |
easy | hard difficult | adjective | |
soft | hard | adjective | |
male | female | adjective noun | |
up | down | preposition adverb | |
go | come | verb | |
made by adding prefix un- | able | unable | adjective |
selfish | unselfish | adjective | |
do | undo | verb | |
made by adding prefix in- | decent | indecent | adjective |
tolerant | intolerant | adjective | |
human | inhuman | adjective | |
made by adding prefix non- | conformist | nonconformist | adjective noun |
essential | nonessential | adjective noun | |
sense | nonsense | noun |
You can find antonyms in an antonym dictionary.
talk
To convey one's thoughts in a way other than by spoken words:
express
To set forth in words; state:
say
(Impersonal) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
prelect
To lecture or discourse in public.
converse
Converse means to talk with others.
shout
To utter with a shout; to cry; -- sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man's name.
declaim
To make an impassioned verbal attack; deliver a tirade
discourse
To engage in conversation or discussion; converse:
suppress(antonym)
To keep from appearing or being known, published, etc.
deliver
Deliver is defined as to bring to someone or to give birth.
colloquial
The definition of colloquial refers to words or expressions used in ordinary language by common people.
lexical
The definition of lexical is something that relates to vocabulary or the words which make up a language.
fluency
The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes
accost
To approach and speak to, especially aggressively or insistently, as with a demand or request.
bruit
To spread news of; repeat.
gabble
To speak rapidly or incoherently; jabber.
pontificate
To pontificate is to express your opinion in an annoying way, often because you go on too long or because you are too much of a know-it-all.
preach
To speak in public on religious matters; give a sermon
proclaim
To announce officially and publicly; declare:
rant
Rant is defined as to complain at length in an angry, loud voice.
recite
To tell in detail; give an account of; narrate; relate
remark
To remark is to make a comment or say something.
reveal
To make known (something hidden or kept secret); disclose; divulge
schmooze
To converse casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
sound
To try to find out something, as by roundabout questioning
splutter
To utter or express hastily and incoherently.
stutter
To make (a series of repeated sounds)
testify
To give testimony in a legal case or before a deliberative body:
verbalize
To use words to express or communicate meaning
voice
(Internet) To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.
whisper
To tell (something) to (someone) privately or as a secret
yammer
To talk volubly and often loudly.
repress(antonym)
To control so strictly or severely as to prevent the natural development or expression of
open one's mouth (or lips)
words(related)
To engage in spoken exchange
chat
(Computers) To participate in a synchronous exchange of remarks with one or more people over a computer network.
lecture
To lecture is defined as to deliver a speech or to talk to someone about why he or she was wrong.
utter(related)
The definition of utter is to speak or express something.
recitative
A type of declamatory singing, with the rhythm and tempo of speech, but uttered in musical tones, used in the prose parts and dialogue of operas and oratorios
speech
The power or ability to speak
tropology
A mode of biblical interpretation insisting on the morally edifying sense of tropes in the Scriptures.
ventilate
To expose (a substance) to fresh air so as to keep in good condition
visit
To visit someone or something
phonate
To produce speech sounds; vocalize.
address(related)
To write the destination on (a letter or parcel)
linguistic
The definition of linguistic is something that relates to language.
oral
Spoken or uttered, as distinct from written or hand-signaled.
peripatetic
(Usually capitalized) Having to do with Aristotle, his philosophy, or the school of thought which he founded.
verbal
Concerned with words only rather than with content or ideas:
vernacular
Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature; native; indigenous.
vocal
Relating to the production of sound through the mouth:
allocution
A similar procedure where the victim of a crime is given in some states the opportunity to personally speak, before punishment is imposed, about the pain and suffering suffered or about the convicted defendant.
articulation
Articulation is defined as the act of speaking clearly.
colloquy
A conversation, esp. a formal discussion; conference
declamation
The definition of a declamation means a speech with feeling, or refers to the act of reciting a speech or rhetoric.
1. speak
verb. ['ˈspiːk'] express in speech.
- talk of
- tittle-tattle
- talk about
- murmur
- enthuse
- blabber
- sing
- deliver
- mutter
- intercommunicate
- hiss
- blunder out
- bumble
- stutter
- jabber
- drone
- blubber
- communicate
- rabbit on
- prattle
- yack
- present
- lip off
- yap away
- sibilate
- snivel
- drone on
- spout
- piffle
- blurt
- ejaculate
- gibber
- bark
- whine
- chatter
- utter
- troll
- generalize
- slur
- inflect
- babble
- speak in tongues
- shout
- snarl
- stammer
- twaddle
- tattle
- intone
- mumble
- gabble
- verbalize
- maunder
- vocalize
- rasp
- mussitate
- bay
- peep
- yack away
- shoot one's mouth off
- speak up
- read
- prate
- snap
- blab
- swallow
- rave
- modulate
- whiff
- jaw
- rant
- blurt out
- phonate
- verbalise
- blubber out
- chant
- clack
- palaver
- falter
- open up
- whisper
- generalise
- talk
- gulp
- siss
- mouth
- begin
- cackle
- blunder
- sizz
- tone
- vocalise
- rattle on
- whisper
- shout
- specify
- cheer
- speken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- specan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Words that Rhyme with Speak
- mozambique
- martinique
- electrique
- veronique
- nongreek
- dominique
- vanbeek
- technique
- mystique
- mcpeek
- mcpeake
- mcpeak
- manrique
- critique
- belgique
- ashcreek
- unique
- tariq
- streak
- squeak
- physique
- oblique
- monique
- mediq
- leveque
- kmiec
- henriquez
- henriques
- henrique
- cacique
Example sentences of the word speak
1. Verb, base form
Choose a time when the two of you can speak privately.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Steps would include using positive words, keeping your temper, and considering your words before you speak them.
3. Noun, singular or mass
Talk respectfully about the company and speak in positive terms about your own manager.
Quotes containing the word speak
1. Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
2. One can never speak enough of the virtues, the dangers, the power of shared laughter.
- Francoise Sagan
3. Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.
- Napoleon Hill
2. speak
verb. ['ˈspiːk'] exchange thoughts; talk with.
- butterfly
- communicate
- spiel
- monologuize
- dogmatise
- pontificate
- soliloquize
- gossip
- dogmatize
- go on
- philander
- flirt
- orate
- talk turkey
- discourse
- converse
- coquet
- chat up
- talk
- proceed
- dish the dirt
- level
- intercommunicate
- rap
- continue
- romance
- mash
- carry on
- monologuise
- hold forth
- dissertate
- cheek
- soliloquise
- talk down
- coquette
- take away
- stay in place
- applaud
- succeed
- speken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- specan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. speak
verb. ['ˈspiːk'] use language.
- slang
- talk
- smatter
- communicate
- intercommunicate
- leanness
- laugh
- excommunicate
- disinherit
- speken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- specan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. speak
verb. ['ˈspiːk'] give a speech to.
- memorialise
- blaze away
- harangue
- keynote
- talk
- memorialize
- speken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- specan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. speak
verb. ['ˈspiːk'] make a characteristic or natural sound.
- speken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- specan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Speak
Antonyms of SPEAK
- be quiet, praise, stifle, deny, hold, conceal, suppress, be silent, keep, withhold, repress, mumble, listen, hide, refrain, retain, speak clearly.
Examples of usage:
But why speak of him? "Not Pretty, But Precious" by John Hay, et al.
" Thenlet him speak. "The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas" by James Fenimore Cooper
Not so does Christ speak. "Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V)" by Alexander Maclaren
Speak antonyms of
speak
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