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

After losing his natural speaking voice, Kilmer turned to an AI software company to digital recreate his voice. — Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

Each is distinct and immersively imagined by author Woody Brown, himself a non-speaking person. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026

Noun

Quigley, bearded and burly but soft-edged with a deliberative way of speaking that can serve a range of emotions, is brilliant, and Patel balances him admirably. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Been into public speaking, been a trainer, basketball trainer, mentor, got a mentorship program with my Route Thirty program. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Verb

Ambrossi can’t sit still, and has left his hotel to speed-walk through the city, speaking rapidly and barely glancing at his phone screen. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

After speaking with her for several months, McGee bought a bus ticket for the girl who traveled to meet him in person. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing speaking

• public speaking