Synonyms of declaims

declaims

verb

present tense third-person singular of declaim

1

as in speaks

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

over the last two centuries some of the most illustrious personages of their times have declaimed in the town's historic lyceum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speaks
• lectures
• talks
• orates
• harangues
• expatiates
• descants
• discourses
• holds forth
• takes the floor
• recites
• sermonizes
• pontificates
• expounds
• soliloquizes
• mouths
• spouts
• disserts
• filibusters

2

as in harangues

to talk as if giving an important and formal speech

he declaimed at some length about the nation's obligation to spread democratic values around the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speaks
• harangues
• orates
• discourses
• mouths (off)
• announces
• talks
• preaches
• proclaims
• pronounces
• rants
• perorates
• declares
• lectures
• raves
• advertises
• sermonizes
• bloviates
• blows
• broadcasts
• speechifies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of declaims

Woody Harrelson declaims every line, upping the relentless factor of Phil’s mania. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026