TALK UP Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

talk up

verb

Definition of talk up

as in to promote

to provide publicity for the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie

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as in to speak up

to voice one's opinions freely with force feel free to talk up if you have any objections

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Recent Examples of talk up With yesterday's Fauci fiasco behind us, all the talk up here on the Hill is about Todd Blanche. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 July 2026 On the one hand, Friedman himself, and Walter himself, and Dave Roberts and Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts and a cast of heroes talked up a three-peat at last year’s championship celebration. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 Neither man is short on incentive to talk up AI’s transformative potential as both have deep financial stakes in the technology delivering on its promise. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026 Kennedy has publicly advocated for lifting restrictions on peptides and talked up their benefits. — Will Stone, NPR, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for talk up

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Verb

Such stories, along with the incredible resilience of populations harmed by colonialism, need to be told and understood to promote justice and healing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
While promoting his new show Brothers, McConaughey managed to carve out some spon-con time for his tequila, Pantalones.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of promote

Verb

Every one of those single-digit recipients — in addition to linebacker Vincent Shavers, who shifted into Chambliss’ spot last week — are comfortable speaking up.

— Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Even for actors with successful, lengthy careers, speaking up in support of Israel in 2026 carries immense risk.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of speak up

Verb

At the peak of their popularity, GM was selling hundreds of thousands of Cadillacs a year, turning the brand into the ultimate American symbol of wealth and success.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
This episode is trying to sell us the fantasy that the new RHONY is better than the old RHONY.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sell

Verb

She was fired by the EPA after publicly speaking out, but later rehired by the agency.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Jurors continue to speak out in the days after a mistrial was declared for Massachusetts mom Lindsay Clancy in the strangling deaths of her three children, 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of speak out

Verb

In court, Lindsay appeared to cry during opening statements when a prosecutor described her three children and their manner of death.

— Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
When the Kirk family attorney spoke about how Charlie Kirk stood for the opposite of hate, Erika Kirk was crying and nodding along.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of cry

Verb

O’Kane shouts when Tom Brokaw announces that one of the men suspected of plotting the attack has been detained.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, shouts slogans during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of shout

Verb

When a small raptor center in Southern California began caring for the most famous bald eagle on Earth, the keyboard veterinarians started piping up.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Every time a restaurant or other small business announces its closure, people pipe up on social media about what the business owner should have done to be successful.

— Gregg Olsen, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Definition of pipe up

Verb

Those who drive past our protests and yell insults or flip us the bird are to be pitied.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
The film focused on a young Black reenactor at a historical slave plantation museum in the Midwest who yells at tourists and fights with the town’s racist mayor — played by Parker — was reportedly slated to go into production in the summer of 2024.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026

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