Synonyms of oration

oration

noun

ə-ˈrā-shən 

as in speech

a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience

the celebrated orations of Daniel Webster in unwavering support of the federal union

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speech
• declamation
• peroration
• sermon
• lecture
• address
• harangue
• talk
• presentation
• monologue
• eulogy
• tribute
• diatribe
• panegyric
• tirade
• soliloquy
• rant
• homily
• salutatory
• keynote address
• keynote speech
• monolog
• spiel
• pitch

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of oration

Just a week ago, everyone had a pretty good idea of what Donald Trump’s nomination acceptance speech tonight — his third — would be like: Just like his first two and just like the fiery oration he’s given many times. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024

Pasquale and Giuseppe are merely victims only in the most obvious scene: a grandstanding courtroom oration by a lawyer who accuses Italy for its indifference to the suffering of street kids. —Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024

Those remarks were intended as a brief and formal follow-up to Everett’s two-hour oration dedicating the opening of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg. —Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024

The most famous defense of democracy, the funeral oration of Pericles, is about the harmony of risk and freedom. —Timothy Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022