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

The trip schedule is the longest international journey of his pontificate so far, with 19,000 travel miles, 14 flights, 36 speeches and approximately 50 events. — CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

And, thanks in part to advances in AI, there are now a ton of apps around that can recognize human speech, turn it into digital text, and present you with a transcription—almost in real time, in some cases. — David Nield, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2026

These types of devices could only read out about 10 words per minute—double the speed of Pancho’s pointer-on-a-baseball-cap technique, but a long way from the 120 to 150 words per minute characteristic of natural speech. — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

From November 6 to 17, the pope is scheduled to take 14 flights (including two in a helicopter), give 36 speeches and participate in around 50 events in what is one of the most intense papal trips of recent years. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing speech

• figure of speech