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

The company offered locals huge salaries—$185,000 annually, well above the national average—and talked up the potential size of the oil deposit. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

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