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speak

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of speak

1 to express (a thought or emotion) in words

finally spoke her fears

Synonyms of speak

articulate, bring out, enunciate, pass, say, state, talk, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize

Words Related to speak

air, discuss, give, look, share, sound, vent, ventilate, voice

blabber, bolt, blurt, get off, shoot

advertise, announce, blaze, broadcast, declare, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish

affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow

breathe, chirp, drawl, gasp, lip, mouth, murmur, purr, shout, splutter, spout, whisper

clothe, couch, formulate, formulize, phrase, put, word

comment, pipe up (with), remark

rip (out), snarl

Phrases Synonymous with speak

Near Antonyms of speak

stifle, suppress

2 to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

the Mayanists have been invited to speak about their latest archaeological discoveries

Synonyms of speak

declaim, descant, discourse, expatiate, harangue, lecture, orate, talk

Words Related to speak

recite, soliloquize

dissert, expound, pontificate, sermonize

Phrases Synonymous with speak

hold forth, take the floor

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