Synonyms of speech

speech

noun

ˈspēch 

1

as in lecture

a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience

the guest of honor gave a short speech in appreciation of the award

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lecture
• talk
• address
• oration
• sermon
• presentation
• monologue
• declamation
• peroration
• tribute
• harangue
• eulogy
• tirade
• diatribe
• panegyric
• rant
• soliloquy
• keynote address
• homily
• salutatory
• pitch
• spiel

2

as in language

the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication

wanting to develop a writing system for his people, Sequoya created a system of 86 symbols representing all the syllables of Cherokee speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• language
• vocabulary
• tongue
• dialect
• idiom
• mother tongue
• terminology
• lingo
• vernacular
• slang
• colloquial
• jargon
• parlance
• argot
• patois
• pidgin
• colloquialism
• patter
• idiolect
• coinage
• regionalism
• localism
• vernacularism
• slanguage
• shibboleth
• acrolect
• neologism
• cant
• modernism
• provincialism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of speech

In one of her final speeches as chancellor, Reeves touted her record on reducing public borrowing and stimulating economic growth. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Daemon gets eight points for giving that rousing speech to his former men. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 20 July 2026

There was no guarantee that such a speech would convince Israelis. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

An inquiry was subsequently launched, with Burnham giving an impassioned speech at Anfield in 2014, on the 25th anniversary of the disaster. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Phrases Containing speech

• figure of speech