Synonyms of spiel

spiel

noun

as in presentation

informal a fast utterance that someone has often said before and that is usually intended to persuade people to buy something, agree to something, etc.

I listened to the salesman's spiel but still refused to buy anything.

He gave me a long spiel about the benefits of joining the club.

Related Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spiel

Eric delivered a decent spiel about sperm motility as a proxy for health and how sperm racing drew attention to important issues. — Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

Push a nearby button and hear a spiel. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026

And so is my spiel about sports narratives. — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026

Following his initial spiel, Vitello was told that the initial report didn’t say definitively that the Giants were hiring him — just that the team was close to offering him a job. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026

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