ELOQUENT Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

eloquent

adjective

ˈe-lə-kwənt

as in articulate

able to express oneself clearly and well an eloquent writer and speaker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the founders of the women's rights movement

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as in suggestive

clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood) in an eloquent gesture, the defeated general was graciously given back his sword at the surrender ceremonies

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as in formal

very dignified in form, tone, or style President Kennedy's eloquent inaugural address is often credited with inspiring a whole generation

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Recent Examples of eloquent Your points are eloquent as Mercury and Mars align, but your attitude may antagonize your audience. —

Usa Today, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026 El Hammoumy is passionate about his native country, eloquent in English, a scholar with a PhD in Morocco’s oral-history traditions, and—like any millennial—equally fluent in online life. —

Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026 Talarico proved unusually eloquent, impressing figures as diverse as the podcaster Joe Rogan and the former President Barack Obama. —

Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026 This doesn’t need to be organized or eloquent. —

Allison Palmer march 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eloquent

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Reading and interacting with students’ original thoughts in class helps teachers understand how students think and articulate.

— Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
That change may look like the ambitious and growing national people’s budgets movement, which brings together local residents and community groups to protest budget cuts on essential services, articulate budget priorities and democratize the budget process.

— Celina Su, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026