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oral

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of oral

1 expressed or communicated by voice

a baby's crying is usually interpreted as an oral expression of distress

Synonyms of oral

spoken, uttered, vocal, voiced

Words Related to oral

articulated, enunciated, pronounced, sonant

breathed, chirped, drawled, gasped, intoned, mouthed, mumbled, murmured, muttered, purred, shouted, spluttered, sputtered, squeaked, whispered

Near Antonyms of oral

mute, quiet, silent

unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unuttered, unvoiced

surd, voiceless

Antonyms of oral

2 made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing

lawyers for the plaintiff will be presenting oral arguments before the Supreme Court next week

Synonyms of oral

nuncupative, spoken, unwritten, verbal, viva voce, word-of-mouth

Words Related to oral

consensual, implicit, informal

articulated, verbalized

given, pronounced, said, sounded, stated, told, voiced

Near Antonyms of oral

explicit, formal

Antonyms of oral

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