monologue

noun

variants also monolog
Definition of monologuenext
as in speech
a long discourse delivered by a single person His monologue on the failings of modern society continued long after everyone else had stopped listening.

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Recent Examples of monologue The game’s intro devolved into a Saw-esque monologue, then Fallon made a dude drink pond water. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 Comedy civil war erupts as comics take sides over Shane Gillis monologue. — FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 His opening monologue sparked immediate backlash for including derogatory comments about women’s gym attire, something stars such as Maren Morris and Flavor Flav blasted online in the days that followed. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026 Mulaney’s seventh hosting gig comes two years after his last time delivering an SNL monologue in November 2024. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monologue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
  1. speech
  2. lecture
  3. soliloquy
  4. sermon
Noun
  • Head coach Charles Lee said Reid’s speech gave the team a calm and confidence.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
  • His device converted sound into electrical signals that could travel over wires and be converted back into speech.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of speech
Noun
  • Martin Kulldorff critiques scientific gatekeepers at NIH lecture Should academic journals decide what science should be published?
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The true meaning of death lies in bookmarks and raincoats, not in textbooks and lecture theatres.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of lecture
Noun
  • Witty, bitter, flamboyant, and emotionally grounded, the dialogue swings, delightfully, between intimate exchanges and grandiloquent soliloquies, capturing the vulnerability of idealists in the face of evil.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Lots of actors can make a meal out of a Shakespearean soliloquy.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
Definition of soliloquy
Noun
  • Hamilton once noted in a sermon that cattle ranching exacerbates climate change.
    — Emma Green, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The effect can be dull, in the way a sermon where the priest reads again from the dusty manuscript can be dull.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of sermon

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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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