TALKING UP Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

talking up

verb

present participle of talk up

as in promoting

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 speaking 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 talking up Jensen Huang has been talking up the importance of fostering a rich open source ecosystem. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 The telco is talking up the simplicity of its new offering, but with a lot of talk of a ‘cost of living crisis’ in the UK, a lot will also come down to pricing versus a traditional pay TV service, or paying for streaming services individually. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 My colleague Bruce Feldman has been talking up the Wolfpack all offseason, due in large part to stud QB CJ Bailey and RB Duke Scott, who had 947 all-purpose yards as a freshman. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Fujiyama spent a chunk of our interview talking up investments in Europe’s defense sector, where Carlyle sees a €9 trillion opportunity. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Damola Adamolekun, the youngest CEO the chain restaurant has ever seen at 37 years old, acknowledges the company's storied history with celebrity, and has been talking up the brand since taking over. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 Since Anthropic began offering glimpses of their Mythos model earlier this year, critics have slammed the company for allegedly building hype by talking up how dangerous the model could be in the wrong hands. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Wellness influencers and social media personalities are talking up bovine colostrum as a must-have supplement to support gut health among a range of other benefits. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 1 June 2026 Trump has ignited various trade wars, and keeps talking up a possible conflict with Cuba. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026

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After decades of promoting the film, Wong’s short feature about her China trip was finally aired throughout the United States on ABC television on February 14, 1957.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
La Opinión grew during this period, strengthening its commitment to civic journalism by opposing Proposition 187 and promoting citizenship and immigrant rights.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of promoting

Verb

To the credit of both men, Devers has been a model of professionalism ever since the Miami incident, even speaking up in hitters’ meetings and acting as a welcoming presence to new arrivals.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Even for actors with successful, lengthy careers, speaking up in support of Israel in 2026 carries immense risk.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of speaking up

Verb

Joe Bob’s may be eligible for a $10,000 bonus under the Texas Lottery’s Retailer Bonus Program for selling the prize-winning ticket, according to the release.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
And yet scores of companies selling this and other unapproved drugs have blown through regulatory safeguards to offer access to customers online — part of a national craze that is changing the way consumers buy drugs.

— Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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As notions of justice, power and inequity begin to shade her peripheral vision, Maya is torn between speaking out and adhering to the moral compartmentalization that goes hand in hand with her family’s generational success.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
As the lone Democratic commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, Anna Gomez has been in the unique position of speaking out on some of the agency’s biggest decisions and even publicly urging Disney to fight back against the FCC.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of speaking out

Verb

Getting around interference The biggest technical hurdle in spectrum sharing is interference – what happens when two signals overlap and scramble each other, like two people shouting different things in your ear at the same time.

— Aylin Yener, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Those who speak a password, released via social media, receive a fake business card, which does mean many a guest is standing there shouting a password at the actor.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shouting

Verb

The women are all in Jessi’s front yard, crying and hugging and apologizing.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
The spectacle of a powerful, disruptive woman changed into the spectacle of a woman running, crying and screaming, and the woman isn’t self-possessed in beautiful makeup and clothing but falling down in the mud.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of crying

Verb

Vocalization increases, with more bulls sounding off as the rut approaches; the peak is generally considered to be the last two weeks of September.

— Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Influencers like Paige Paul (née Lorenze) have been sounding off in Four Winds Craft Guild’s comments, trying to frame the argument as a feminist one.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 July 2026

Definition of sounding off

Verb

Yet tackling noise issues is challenging in part because the sources vary — think traffic on a busy street in Manhattan versus yelling in a neighboring room.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
The trapped man was discovered when the driver of the Recology commercial collection truck was emptying a dumpster at a hotel on the 100 block of Mason Street and heard yelling, according to Robert Reed, a spokesman for Recology.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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