VOCAL Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈvō-kəl

Definition of vocal

as in voiced

expressed or communicated by voice our cat is given to making strange vocal noises in the dead of night

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vocal

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noun

as in ballad

a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment a recording artist who arranges his own vocals

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Recent Examples of vocal

Adjective

Acker is a vocal supporter of Israeli statehood, and, after October 7th, his tenure in office quickly became mired in fraught campus-protest politics. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026 Shaw has also been vocal about her views on transgender students' participation in sports. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Noun

On The In Between, Wild Horses —Jed on vocals and guitar; Ariana on vocals, fiddle, and keys; and Pahl on bass — compile nine tracks, each of them written by the LaPlants. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026 The Love Affair version caused a stir in the UK shortly after its release when it was revealed that, except for Ellis’ distinctive vocals, the instrumentation had been supplied by session musicians. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vocal

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocal

Adjective

Sanders, who co-directed the original movie and voiced Stitch, reprised his voice-over role in the 2025 update.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 23 July 2025
Several cast members returned, including co-writer and co-director Chris Sanders, who created and voiced Stitch.

— Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 May 2025

Definition of voiced

Adjective

The figure most responsible for this was Robert Katzman, a reserved, soft-spoken neurologist who chaired the department at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in the Bronx.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
For the handful of Deaf linguists who attend the event, that definition extends beyond spoken language.

— New York Times, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of spoken

Noun

The Jamaican musical style grew from an encounter between African and European traditions, and its banjos, guitars, hand percussion, and rumba boxes accompanied dancing, drinking, storytelling, and songs about life’s daily irritations.

— Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
Per a bio, the sisters wrote hundreds of songs together and performed more than 1,000 concerts around North America and in Norway.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of song

Adjective

For all their speed-to-market and trend obsessions, fashion companies struggle to update the systems and materials that go into their products, meaning churn reigns and improvements are consigned to that oft-uttered utopian destination known as ‘when there’s time’.

— Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Each line encourages a body to shift when uttered or even when read silently to oneself.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026

Definition of uttered

Noun

This is a musical in a very mainstream pop mode of supple but almost juvenile high voices singing banal lyrics to catchy melodies with rather bombastic production.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Even beyond lyrics, the sheer tone of a voice can communicate emotion so differently.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of lyric

Adjective

Eli Lilly is also studying an oral drug called muvalaplin, and CRISPR gene-editing technology designed to permanently switch off the gene that produces Lp(a) is in early development.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026
The most noteworthy of these developments is the introduction of oral SERDs (selective estrogen receptor degraders).

— Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of oral

Noun

Nothing more than a reminder that the quotidian world around us can be a hymn all by itself.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
At the conclusion of an English-language service interspersed with hymns in Arabic, the priest introduced Salazar, who stood up in the front row, smiling and waving.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of hymn

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