Synonyms and Antonyms of speech

synonym (synonym of speech)

  • (noun)
    address, dissertation, oration, speaking, discourse, harangue, oratory, talk, disquisition, language, sermon, utterance
    Speech is the general word for utterance of thought in language. A speech may be the delivering of one's sentiments in the simplest way; an oration is more.. (noun)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    address
    the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    language, oral communication, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication
    (language) communication by word of mouth (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    delivery, manner of speaking
    your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    lecture, talking to
    a lengthy rebuke (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    language
    the mental faculty or power of vocal communication (noun.cognition)
     
  • (verb)
    speechify
    To make a speech; to harangue. (verb)
     

antonym (antonym of speech)

hypernym (speech IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (language) communication by word of mouth (noun.communication)
    auditory communication
    communication that relies on hearing (noun.communication)
     
  • a lengthy rebuke (noun.communication)
    rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval
    an act or expression of criticism and censure (noun.communication)
     
  • something spoken (noun.communication)
    utterance, vocalization
    the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication (noun.communication)
     
  • the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience (noun.communication)
    speech act
    the use of language to perform some act (noun.communication)
     
  • the exchange of spoken words (noun.communication)
    speaking, speech production
    the utterance of intelligible speech (noun.communication)
     
  • the mental faculty or power of vocal communication (noun.cognition)
    faculty, mental faculty, module
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind (noun.cognition)
     
  • words making up the dialogue of a play (noun.communication)
    line
    text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen (noun.communication)
     
  • your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally (noun.communication)
    expressive style, style
    a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period (noun.communication)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF speech relation)

  • (language) communication by word of mouth (noun.communication)
    words
    the words that are spoken (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    orthoepy, pronunciation
    the way a word or a language is customarily spoken (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    conversation
    the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    discussion, give-and-take, word
    an exchange of views on some topic (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    expression, locution, saying
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    non-standard speech
    speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    idiolect
    the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    charm, magic spell, magical spell, spell
    a verbal formula believed to have magical force (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    dictation
    speech intended for reproduction in writing (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    monologue, soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself (noun.communication)
     
  • a lengthy rebuke (noun.communication)
    preaching, sermon
    a moralistic rebuke (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    curtain lecture
    a private lecture to a husband by his wife (noun.communication)
     
  • the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience (noun.communication)
    allocution
    (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    colloquium
    an address to an academic meeting or seminar (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    dithyramb
    a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    impromptu
    an extemporaneous speech or remark (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    inaugural, inaugural address
    an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    lecture, public lecture, talk
    a speech that is open to the public (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    litany
    any long and tedious address or recital (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    oratory
    addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    oral presentation, public speaking, speaking, speechmaking
    delivering an address to a public audience (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    discourse, preaching, sermon
    an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) (noun.communication)
     
  • words making up the dialogue of a play (noun.communication)
    aside
    a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    cue
    an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    monologue
    a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    soliloquy
    a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    throwaway
    words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis (noun.communication)
     
  • your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally (noun.communication)
    address
    the manner of speaking to another individual (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    catch
    a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    tongue
    a manner of speaking (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    shibboleth
    a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    tone, tone of voice
    the quality of a person's voice (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    elocution
    an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    inflection, prosody
    the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    inflection, modulation
    a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified (noun.communication)
     

instance hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF speech relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))

  • the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience (noun.communication)
    gettysburg address
    a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysbu more.. (noun.communication)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

  • (noun.communication)
    body
    the central message of a communication (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    introduction
    the first section of a communication (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    close, closing, conclusion, end, ending
    the last section of a communication (noun.communication)
     
  • the mental faculty or power of vocal communication (noun.cognition)
    lexis
    all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    lexicon, mental lexicon, vocabulary
    a language user's knowledge of words (noun.cognition)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • words making up the dialogue of a play (noun.communication)
    dialog, dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction (noun.communication)
     
  • your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally (noun.communication)
    paralanguage, paralinguistic communication
    the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings (noun.communication)
     

derivation (.... is derived from speech)

domain category (speech is domain category of ....)

  • (language) communication by word of mouth (noun.communication)
    language, linguistic communication
    a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols (noun.communication)
     

domain member category (.... is a member category of speech domain)

  • the mental faculty or power of vocal communication (noun.cognition)
    verbalise, verbalize
    convert into a verb (verb.change)
     
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