WELL-SPOKEN Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

well-spoken

adjective

ˈwel-ˈspō-kən

Definition of well-spoken

as in articulate

able to express oneself clearly and well a well-spoken advocate for the legal rights of the underprivileged

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Recent Examples of well-spoken At 59, Romans is worldly, well-spoken and well-educated. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026 The stars were well-read and well-spoken, and academically motivated, some graduating in three years. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026 And your leadership needs to create conditions where everyone—not just the well-resourced or well-spoken—can thrive. — Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 He's described in Fire & Blood as clever, well-spoken, and corpulent. — Nick Romano, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025 True as that might be, Alex is white, pretty, and well-spoken. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025

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Adjective

With verbal chops like those, who needs an articulate press secretary?

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Tyson is at once scary, funny, personable, distasteful, introspective, superficial, articulate and incoherent.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of articulate

Adjective

Baitz’s verbal gymnastics aren’t a good fit for Harris, who is at his most eloquent when his characters are at a loss for words.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
One fascination of this brave book—brave in its disclosures but more so in its demands, its spiritual rigor, and its ardent intellectualism—lies in watching the eloquent, intelligent sufferer steadily entrapping herself.

— James Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of eloquent

Adjective

The feud helped cost Republicans an incumbent who may have been tougher for Democrats to dislodge, and Tillis has emerged as an increasingly outspoken critic of the president.

— Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Some Democrats have been outspoken in their support of impeaching members of the Cabinet, such as War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of outspoken

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