SPOKE (TO OR WITH) Synonyms: 14 Similar Words

spoke (to or with)

verb

Definition of spoke (to or with)

past tense of speak (to or with)

as in talked (to)

to communicate with by means of spoken words we spoke to the mall's leasing agent about opening a shop

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoke (to or with)

Verb

In a post last week, Musk also addressed the government's relationship to Starlink and its missile-tracking Starshield program.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
In 2020, a soil scientist from Washington State University addressed this, shortly after Seattle founded the first US company, Recompose, to commercialize NOR.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of addressed

Verb

Pratt drew a leadoff walk from Steven Matz and scored from second when Chourio greeted Kevin Kelly with a two-out single.

— Steve Megaree, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Her announcement at the parliament in Strasbourg, France, was greeted with a standing ovation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of greeted

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

spokeswomen

spoke (to or with)

spoke up

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Spoke (to or with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoke%20%28to%20or%20with%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of spoke (to or with)

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

disparate

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Can' vs. 'May'

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Why do we 'bury the lede?'

'Za' and 9 Other Words to Help You Win at SCRABBLE

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes