Synonyms of oratorical

oratorical

adjective

ˌȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-i-kəl 

as in rhetoric

marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases

a speech that was an oratorical endorsement of the value of education but one that refused to call for greater spending on education

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetoric
• rhetorical
• pontifical
• inflated
• bombastic
• grandiloquent
• gaseous
• fustian
• flatulent
• gassy
• ornate
• windy
• orotund
• grandiose
• turgid
• florid
• pompous
• pretentious
• stilted
• flowery
• high-sounding
• lofty
• hifalutin
• elevated
• high-flown
• bloated
• wordy
• verbose
• tumid
• highfalutin
• overdone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eloquent
• direct
• unrhetorical
• simple
• matter-of-fact
• plain
• well-spoken
• unaffected
• unadorned
• unpretentious
• bald
• straightforward
• stark
• plainspoken

Examples of oratorical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The strength of the words, too, depends on their ability to capture the ex-President’s oratorical cadence. —Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2024

Weeks of writing, editing and practicing aloud had led to this moment: a chance to win an oratorical contest sponsored by the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. —Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024

Among them, Oppenheimer carried the most authority as a result of his leadership of Los Alamos and his oratorical gifts. —Charles Thorpe, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023

That’s a dryly academic way of putting something that Willie, with his enviable oratorical powers, transforms into the stuff of excoriating comedy and high drama. —Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023