Synonyms of soliloquies

soliloquies

noun

plural of soliloquy

as in speeches

a long, usually serious spoken discourse that a character in a play delivers to an audience and that reveals the character's thoughts

Hamlet's famous soliloquy

Related Words

• speeches
• monologues
• lectures
• talks
• addresses
• sermons
• orations
• declamations
• presentations
• tributes
• perorations
• tirades
• rants
• diatribes
• harangues
• eulogies
• panegyrics
• keynote addresses
• pitches
• homilies
• spiels
• salutatories

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of soliloquies

Stylistically, this encyclopedic catch-all of genres readily segues from sermons and soliloquies to thrilling action sequences and anguished cris de coeur. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Her soliloquies reveal deep internal conflict about identity, duty, and desire. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026

Over the last year, however, much of that feedback has been met by philosophical soliloquies and redirection. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026

Many of Silverblatt’s best moments come not in conversation but in his soliloquies delivered to the author who is ostensibly being interviewed. — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026

In Network, as a harried TV executive, Duvall is similarly roaring, spitting some great Paddy Chayefsky soliloquies with relish. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026

Do it in English, but do the soliloquies in French, maybe. — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026

All those irreverent celebrations and comical soliloquies left no shortage of options. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026

Where most 1960s bands were cutting 3-minute singles from the studio, the Dead were jamming 30 minute soliloquies on the stage several nights a week. — Brian Halligan, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025