Synonyms of speaking

speaking 1 of 3

adjective

as in talking

Related Words

• talking
• communicative
• articulate
• well-spoken
• voluble
• talkative
• vocal
• eloquent
• fluent
• loquacious
• outspoken
• talky
• garrulous
• gabby
• glib
• unreserved
• facile
• silver-tongued
• smooth-tongued

Dissimilar Words

• silent
• mute
• speechless
• mum
• muted
• wordless
• uncommunicative
• inarticulate
• voiceless
• nonvocal
• tongue-tied

speaking

2 of 3

noun

as in communication

Related Words

• talking
• communication
• eloquence
• fluency
• volubility
• loquacity
• talkativeness
• loquaciousness
• garrulousness
• chattiness
• verbosity
• wordiness
• talkiness
• windiness
• verboseness

Dissimilar Words

• silence
• stillness
• speechlessness
• muteness
• voicelessness
• inarticulateness
• reticence
• reserve
• taciturnity
• inarticulacy
• reticency

speaking

3 of 3

verb

present participle of speak

1

as in saying

to express (a thought or emotion) in words

finally spoke her fears

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talking
• saying
• uttering
• telling
• discussing
• sharing
• stating
• articulating
• verbalizing
• enunciating
• vocalizing
• giving
• announcing
• putting
• bringing out
• passing
• shouting
• voicing
• posting
• publishing
• looking
• whispering
• putting into words
• sounding
• proclaiming
• blurting
• declaring
• affirming
• airing
• broadcasting
• ventilating
• asserting
• publicizing
• promulgating
• venting
• advertising
• commenting
• breathing
• murmuring
• alleging
• drawling
• getting off
• mouthing
• gasping
• formulating
• blabbering
• remarking
• blazing
• avowing
• spouting
• chirping
• averring
• purring
• bolting
• phrasing
• clothing
• shooting
• wording
• spluttering
• couching
• snarling
• ripping (out)
• avouching
• lipping
• formulizing
• piping up (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressing
• stifling

2

as in lecturing

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lecturing
• talking
• discoursing
• expatiating
• orating
• declaiming
• haranguing
• holding forth
• descanting
• taking the floor
• reciting
• soliloquizing
• expounding
• pontificating
• sermonizing
• mouthing
• spouting
• disserting
• filibustering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of speaking

Adjective

The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to take inventory of your home and see what's still working and what could use an update—both practically speaking, and in terms of aesthetics. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025

This will be a recurring non-speaking role that pays $195 for 12 hours of work. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025

Noun

These sessions can focus on nonacademic life skills, like public speaking and entrepreneurship, as well as art and physical education. — Gerald K. Letendre, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

Like Obama, El-Sayed sports an elite résumé—medical degree from Columbia, doctorate in public health from Oxford, Rhodes Scholar—and a talent for public speaking. — Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026

Verb

Although Hamermesh was speaking in the language of economics, this isn’t too different from some of what Fairyington puts into practice. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

In a court filing Friday, Paramount agreed to slow its roll, legally speaking. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Phrases Containing speaking

• public speaking