Synonyms of talked up

talked up

verb

past tense of talk up

1

as in promoted

to provide publicity for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promoted
• sold
• announced
• beat the drum (for)
• publicized
• advertised
• touted
• hyped
• plugged
• pitched
• ballyhooed
• pushed
• praised
• boosted
• barked
• published
• recommended
• reviewed
• plumped (for)
• plonked (for)
• acclaimed
• hailed
• plunked (for)
• endorsed
• lauded
• broadcast
• merchandised

2

as in spoke out

to voice one's opinions freely with force

feel free to talk up if you have any objections

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spoke out
• spoke up
• shouted
• cried
• piped up
• spouted (off)
• yelled
• sounded off
• spoke one's mind
• called
• sang (out)
• hollered
• shot
• roared
• vociferated
• bawled
• bellowed
• thundered
• bayed
• articulated
• enounced
• enunciated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shut up
• clammed up
• suppressed
• hushed
• belted up
• dummied up
• quieted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of talked up

In his absence, Van de Ven, whom De Zerbi has talked up as the best left-sided centre-back in Europe, stepped up and played the best and most consistent stretch of the season. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

In a timely interview with Mel as the festival began on Wednesday, Nazzaro talked up The Green Eyes, a pic from Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s that addresses deportation. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

On the one hand, Friedman himself, and Walter himself, and Dave Roberts and Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts and a cast of heroes talked up a three-peat at last year’s championship celebration. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

George Chan | Getty Images Microsoft on Monday talked up a new artificial intelligence model for spotting cybersecurity vulnerabilities. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 July 2026

Kennedy has publicly advocated for lifting restrictions on peptides and talked up their benefits. — Will Stone, NPR, 23 July 2026

Trump has talked up his push to extend the Abraham Accords — which also formalized commercial ties between Israel and some Arab and Muslim-majority nations — as key to his plan for bringing long-term stability to the Middle East. — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Breakker connected with a flying cross body over the barricade on Breakker as Cole talked up Evans developing an edge. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The high wattage that packed the ballroom included actors (Jeremy Renner introduced his friend Afanasieff, Jane Seymour talked up the careers of Britten and Lyle) and one very famous director, Steven Spielberg, who helped close out the ceremony with an eloquent speech to introduce Swift. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 12 June 2026