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

Bruckheimer has been a vocal supporter of Ellison and Paramount’s pursuit of Warner Bros, noting the CEO’s promise of 30 films annually. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 One of the most vocal critics is the YouTuber Moist Cr1TiKaL, whose real name is Charlie White, a commentary creator with over 18 million subscribers. — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Noun

In the clip, Norwood signals the engineer before launching into a performance of the theme, which captures the songstress delivering impassioned vocals over a pulsating instrumental. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The rest of the track is otherwise rendered well, with Callahan’s vocals sounding full and rich in texture. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vocal

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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

Noun

Violin player Nina de Vitry provided an especially tasteful complement on this ballad, making one fiddle sound like a whole string section.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
The ballad shot to the top of the charts in Britain and the United States and has had more than 1 billion streams, boosted by real eclipses in 2017, 2024 and most recently during last week’s solar eclipse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of ballad

Adjective

That experience in the mid-1990s sent the soft-spoken Rousseau, who had spent his career in public policy, on a quest to review the county’s education system and political power structure.

— Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Refactoring evergreen policy updates and executive profiles into short spoken audio feeds taps into passive commuting or exercise windows, dramatically expanding consumption reach.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of spoken

Noun

Watermarks would indicate that the rights to a song were owned by a particular music label or that the rights to a movie were held by a film studio.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Cameras have spotted Kaydee and Shadow singing morning songs and flying around together since the death of Shadow’s former partner, Jackie.

— Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 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

No one had to wait to hear or at least see the lyrics, at least, since they were printed right on the front of the CD, in images disseminated by the shop.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Musgraves’ approach is to be anything but subtle in her imagery, so the lyrics can speak for themselves and open doors for other women to be just as candid.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of lyric

Adjective

According to the latest report, Eli Lilly's oral GLP-1 drug Foundayo is starting to gain ground on Novo Nordisk's oral Wegovy.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Depending on what’s in them, e-cigarettes can pose risks to heart, circulatory, lung and oral health.

— Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of oral

Noun

Little Haiti looks ahead On a humid morning in Little Haiti, about a dozen people walked into Notre Dame d’Haiti Catholic Church for Mass, taking Communion and singing hymns in French.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
The rugby union side’s is ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’, originally an African-American hymn sung by slaves in the United States in the mid-19th century.

— George Edwards, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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