Orate

/ˈɔɹ.eɪt/

Synonyms for "orate" (70 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Verb(6 words)

addressaddress colleagues courteouslydeclaim declaimed declaims delivered

Noun(3 words)

amos declaiming descants

blah-blah bombast debate declaim demagogue

Strong matches (21)

discourse elocute harangue holdhold forthlecture mouthout-herod herodperorate

Noun(7 words)

discourse discourses discoursinglecture onlylecturing monologues oralizing

Verb(5 words)

discoursed eulogizinggive a speechharangued lectured

Related words (35)

Verb(10 words)

pontificate rhapsodizes soliloquize soliloquized speakspeak in publicspeaks spouted talk waxed

rabble-rouse rant rave read recite rodomontade sermonize soapbox speechify spiel spout tub-thump

Noun(11 words)

shakespearean addressspeak energeticallyspeakingspeaking activitiesspeaking scorespeaking skillspeaking skillsspeaking taskspeke spouts talking

Adjective(2 words)

spoken activityspoken words

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5 relation types

More general

4 entries

speakspeech acttalkverbal communication

More specific

4 entries

declamation orationpublic speakingspeechmaking

Collocations

5 entries

eloquent speechformal addressoration stylepublic speakingspeech delivery

Inflections

3 entries

orated orates orating

Derivations

3 entries

oration orator oratory

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