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adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of spoken

1 made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
  • A spoken agreement is too easily broken.
Synonyms of spoken

nuncupative, oral, unwritten, verbal, viva voce, word-of-mouth
Words Related to spoken

consensual, implicit, informal

articulated, verbalized

given, pronounced, said, sounded, stated, told, voiced
Near Antonyms of spoken

explicit, formal
Antonyms of spoken

paper, written
2 expressed or communicated by voice
  • a politician who knows the power of the spoken word
Synonyms of spoken

oral, uttered, vocal, voiced
Words Related to spoken

articulated, enunciated, pronounced, sonant

breathed, chirped, drawled, gasped, intoned, mouthed, mumbled, murmured, muttered, purred, shouted, spluttered, sputtered, squeaked, whispered
Near Antonyms of spoken

inarticulate

mute, quiet, silent

unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unuttered, unvoiced

surd, voiceless
Antonyms of spoken

nonvocal

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