Synonyms for speaking

Most common

public speaking · speechmaking · elocution · oratory

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Adjective

Antonyms

unspeaking, nonspeaking, listening

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.

   I can read and understand most texts in German, but my speaking is awful.

2. n. 2

   The act of communicating vocally.

3. adj. 1

   Used in speaking.

   one's normal speaking voice

Related words

Phrases

speaking in tongues strictly speaking broadly speaking public speaking speaking with tongues speaking trumpet speaking tube roughly speaking

Forms

Plural

speakings → speechmakings, elocutions, oratories, declamations…

Example sentences

• oratory You need to inject pauses into your oratory delivery.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

talk¹

7 letters

oratory⁴

9 letters

discourse², elocution⁴

10 letters

articulate⁴

11 letters

declamation

12 letters

speechmaking

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oratory⁴ = 4 syllables).