BESPEAKING Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

bespeaking

verb

present participle of bespeak

as in booking

to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use bespoke the rental car weeks in advance of their trip

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Relevance

as in revealing

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs her expression throughout the meeting bespoke great boredom

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as in seeking

to make a request for milady bespoke our indulgence, inviting us to wait in the foyer while she attended to other matters

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as in indicating

to serve as a sign or symptom of her impressive virtuosity as a pianist bespeaks years of diligent practice

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Verb

That next step could be booking a demo, applying for a job, completing a training, sharing the message internally or feeling more confident in the company.

— Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Accessibility The property adheres to all ADA standards, with 420-square-foot ADA rooms (that can connect to additional rooms for larger parties booking together).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of booking

Verb

During a 2019-20 artist residency with New York City’s Department of Records and Information Services, Weist mined municipal archives for records revealing how city government had defined, supported and monitored past artists.

— Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The loss of those Xbox employees is in addition to the Xbox 1,600 staffers who will be laid off this week, per Sharma’s memo to staff revealing the changes.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 July 2026

Definition of revealing

Verb

Health insurance companies are seeking a median rate hike of 14% for 2027 ACA plans, according to a preliminary analysis by KFF, a health policy nonprofit.

— Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Provo Canyon School, described on its website as a psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth ages 12 to 18, did not immediately respond to an Associated Press email seeking comment.

— Kathy McCormack, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of seeking

Verb

Designed for evolving missions The latest award follows an earlier Titan procurement by JIATF-401, indicating continued confidence in the platform.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
This convergence is a very encouraging sign, providing the first footprint of a structural trend change and indicating that the selling pressure from the recent rug pull is finally exhausting itself.

— Nishant Pant, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of indicating

Verb

Julia Child and Ina Garten both recommend reserving starchy potato liquid for a well-balanced potato salad.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
But Miami could be reserving this exception for veteran free agents as a team in win-now mode following the acquisition of Antetokounmpo.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

Definition of reserving

Verb

Half of all Americans approve of displaying the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms and 46% want to allow teachers to lead their classes in prayer.

— Lauren Costantino Updated July 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
The Tree Walk will bring you through over 150 varieties of trees, displaying the park’s arboretum of rare and native trees.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026

Definition of displaying

Verb

The hysteria often comes with a fat dollop of Trumpian imperiousness, not requesting your engagement so much as demanding it.

— Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
The complaint seeks damages, profits from the allegedly infringing work, and an injunction preventing Hatchet from being sold or exhibited, while also requesting that the painting either be turned over to Reemtsen or destroyed.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of requesting

Verb

Part of the system integrates with third-party cameras, meaning while the Flock-specific cameras may only log vehicle data, opponents allege other identifying factors of people could be obtained by third-party collaborators.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Those areas remained on pre-evacuation status, meaning residents must be prepared to leave again if conditions change.

— Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 July 2026

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