spoken

1 made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing a spoken agreement is too easily broken Synonyms nuncupative, oral, verbal, unwritten, viva voce, word-of-mouthRelated Words consensual, implicit, informal; articulated, verbalized; given, pronounced, said, sounded, stated, told, voicedNear Antonyms explicit, formalAntonyms paper, written

2 expressed or communicated by voice a politician who knows the power of the spoken word Synonyms oral, vocal, uttered, voicedRelated Words articulated, enunciated, pronounced, sonant; breathed, chirped, drawled, gasped, intoned, mouthed, mumbled, murmured, muttered, purred, shouted, spluttered, sputtered, squeaked, whisperedNear Antonyms inarticulate; mute, quiet, silent; unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unuttered, unvoiced; surd, voicelessAntonyms nonvocal