Synonyms for declaim

Most common

speak · rant · spout · harangue · debate · re-cite · inveigh

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.

Related words

Word family

declamation declamatory

Forms

Past participle

declaimed
e.g. declaimed → ranted, spouted, harangued, speechified…

Example sentences

• speak Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
• rant It soon became clear the rant was directed at her.
• spout You must align the faucet spout with the sink drain.
• debate The matter of his successor is still under debate.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

rant¹

5 letters

speak¹, spout¹

6 letters

debate²

7 letters

inveigh

8 letters

harangue²

9 letters

speechify³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (debate² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

déclamer

Deutsch

deklamieren