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 George Chan | Getty Images Microsoft on Monday talked up a new artificial intelligence model for spotting cybersecurity vulnerabilities. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 July 2026 Kennedy has publicly advocated for lifting restrictions on peptides and talked up their benefits. — Will Stone, NPR, 23 July 2026 Breakker connected with a flying cross body over the barricade on Breakker as Cole talked up Evans developing an edge. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Finding the right fictional character to talk up insurance has become key. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for talk up

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Verb

Perhaps Patrick Dorgu should stay on the left, but given United would be expected to have much more of the ball against promoted Hull next Saturday, Matheus Cunha would likely get in there for his attacking flair.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Wrangler and Lee owner Kontoor Brands has promoted Joseph Alkire to president and chief financial officer.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of promote

Verb

The generation that has encountered the impact of social media on their own and their friends’ mental and physical wellbeing is speaking up, loud and clear.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026
The loudest voices claiming to champion women suddenly lose interest the moment women speak up about the risks of ignoring biological reality.

— Payton McNabb OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of speak up

Verb

The new, 115,000 square-foot store is expected to employ around 450 people and will sell a variety of food, including produce, baked goods, deli products and will offer a selection of wine and beer.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
The Dania Beach headquarters campus that once served as the nerve center of now-defunct Spirit Airlines has been sold to a Boston hedge fund that served as the stalking horse bidder in a bankruptcy court auction.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of sell

Verb

Jeremy Strong is speaking out on portraying Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin‘s forthcoming film, The Social Reckoning.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Parents in the Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, school district spoke out at a school board meeting Tuesday night in the wake of a hazing investigation into the high school football program.

— Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of speak out

Verb

Students streamed out of the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, on the capital's northwestern outskirts, as the wounded were loaded on to ambulances and teachers hugged each other and cried.

— Chalinee Thirasupa, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Once at the station, Komoroski is seen at first refusing to sit and once seated, starts to cry.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of cry

Verb

In a building where people survived by shouting over each other, the biggest man was the quietest.

— Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Styles’s fourth album revels in all those hours spent shouting euphoria into the ears of friends on dance floors and riding the bassy, body-vibrating techno loops until well after the sun comes up.

— Vogue, Vogue, 14 Aug. 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

Myles Straw, running out to left as Varland jogged in from the bullpen, began yelling at his closer and throwing his arm in the air.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
In April, Bloomberg reported on troubles at Cooper’s company, spurred in part by juggling too many business ventures, including executive turnover, shows that failed to become major hits and staff issues with Kaplan, who often yelled at employees.

— Ashley Carman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

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