TALK UP Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

talk up

verb

Definition of talk up

as in to promote

to provide publicity for the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie

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as in to speak up

to voice one's opinions freely with force feel free to talk up if you have any objections

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Recent Examples of talk up Hoffman also talked up Amazon recently launching a five-service streaming bundle on Prime Video that combines AMC+, BritBox, MGM+, PBS Masterpiece and Starz. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026 Two weeks ago at the Wharton Baker Retailing Center CEO Summit in Manhattan, Jennifer Foyle, president and executive creative director of the Aerie and American Eagle brands, talked up Overslept by Aerie. — David Moin, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 Netflix has simultaneously struck a high-profile pact with France’s TF1 that was recently talked up by Ted Sarandos. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026 The president talked up Jackson and Senate candidate Mike Collins as part of the White House effort to boost GOP enthusiasm in the upcoming elections. — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for talk up

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Popular iHeartRadio hosts and other social media personalities have been promoting them online as well.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Mendoza had his chance to run the first-team offense Wednesday for the first time since he was promoted.

— Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of promote

Verb

Ferguson spoke up during the virtual meeting, saying his hometown Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is known for its low-height restrictions.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
To any other women going through pregnancy loss or struggling to conceive, don't be afraid to ask questions, speak up or seek a second opinion.

— Renia Goral, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of speak up

Verb

The verdict St Vincent possesses an unexplored, get-away-from-it-all tranquillity that many more boisterous Caribbean islands would sell their last rum punch for.

— James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
The three suspects — two Greeks and one Albanian national — are accused of removing piping from the building’s gas supply network to sell the copper as scrap, causing a major gas leak.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of sell

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Javits, who dreamed of becoming a doctor, was remembered fondly Monday when his fellow students staged a walkout and spoke out about bullying and gun violence.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
Jan Barry, a co-founder of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, has made the point that there are now established pathways for antiwar veterans to speak out and that no similar tradition exists for dissenters within law enforcement.

— Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of speak out

Verb

Following Masias’ detainment, immigration agents who milled about the parking were nonresponsive to the protesters, who shouted at them through the locked fence surrounding the Moss building as Sacramento Fire Department personnel treated Masias.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Footage shot by Gasca's cousin, Michelle Rivera, shows protesters shouting and officers pinning down someone.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of shout

Verb

Ida Mae Cullen, the peppery widow of poet Countee Cullen, pipes up to remind the group, vigorously, that the Harlem Renaissance really lasted for just one decade, the 1920s, though its ripples began years before and resonated for decades after.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
But remarks made last week by Bruce Brown, an eight-year NBA veteran fighting for a roster spot with the New York Knicks, garnered enough attention online that the league piped up.

— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of pipe up

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