Public feeling against air pollution has at last become vocal.
Source: tatoeba (275652)
Vocal
/ˈvəʊ.kəl/
Synonyms for "vocal" (126 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (37)
Adjective(13 words)
melody lineoral lectureoral mode of communicationoral organoral pledgeoral proficiencyoral recordoral reportoral scoreoral sessionoral skilloral transmissionoral understandings
Noun(5 words)
more oralmore verbalmost oraloral presentationsoral speech
Determiner(1 words)
most verbal response
Related words (63)
Adjective(30 words)
singersingingsinging partspokenspoken activityspoken commandspoken languagespoken responsespoken signalsspoken wordspoken wordsunsilencedunsilenced discussionverbalverbal answerverbal communicationverbal cuesverbal descriptionverbal disputeverbal instruction
Show 10 more words
verbal instructionsverbal lectureverbal planverbal promiseverbal skillverbal skill developmentverbal skill practicevocal musicvocalistvoice part
Noun(8 words)
songspeaking apparatusstorytelling performanceverbal abilityverbal language focusverbalizingvocal musicwhooping
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: outspoken, alto, articulate, articulated, baritone.
- Sentence evidence is available for vocal, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "vocal".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "vocal"
Keep "vocal" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "vocal" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "vocal", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "vocal" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
16 entriesMore specific
12 entriesCollocations
8 entriesvocal coachvocal cordsvocal lessonvocal musicvocal rangevocal techniquevocal warmupvocal warmups
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
10 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
77 translations across 47 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- vokal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- vokal adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- φθεγκτικός adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Arabic
1 entries- صَوْتِيّ adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Armenian
1 entries- վոկալ adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- vokal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Belarusian
2 entries- вака́льны adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- галасавы́ adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Bengali
2 entries- কণ্ঠ্য adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- গেয় adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
Bulgarian
3 entries- вока́лен adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- вокален adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
- гласов adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Catalan
2 entries- vocal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- vocal adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
Czech
2 entries- hlasový adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- vokální adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Dutch
2 entries- stem adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
- vocal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Esperanto
1 entries- vokalo adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Finnish
2 entries- laulu adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- laulu adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
French
1 entries- vocal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Galician
2 entries- vocal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- vocal adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
Georgian
3 entries- ვოკალური adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- ვოკალური adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
- სახმო adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
German
3 entries- mündlich adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
- stimmhaft adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- stimmlich adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Greek
1 entries- φωνητικός adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Hindi
1 entries- स्वर adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Hungarian
1 entries- vokál adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Indonesian
2 entries- lisan adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- vokal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Irish
1 entries- gutha adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Italian
1 entries- vocale adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Japanese
1 entries- 有言の adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
Kannada
2 entries- ಉಚ್ಚಾರದ adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- ಧ್ವನಿ adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
Kazakh
2 entries- вокалды adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- вокалдық adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Latvian
2 entries- balss adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- vokāls adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Macedonian
2 entries- во́кален adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
- гла́совен adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Malay
1 entries- vokal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Maltese
1 entries- vokali adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Norwegian
1 entries- vokal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Polish
2 entries- głosowy adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- wokalny adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Portuguese
3 entries- vocal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- vocal adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
- vocálico adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Russian
3 entries- вока́льный adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- вока́льный adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
- голосово́й adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Slovak
2 entries- hlasový adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- vokálny adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Slovene
1 entries- vokal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Spanish
2 entries- vocal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- vocal adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
Swahili
1 entries- mwimbaji adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Swedish
2 entries- vokal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- vokal adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
Tagalog
3 entries- maabla adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
- pantinig adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- ukol sa tinig adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Turkish
1 entries- vokal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Turkmen
1 entries- vokal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Ukrainian
2 entries- вока́льний adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
- голосови́й adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Urdu
1 entries- آواز دار adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Uzbek
1 entries- vokal adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Vietnamese
1 entries- nói to tiếng adj (of or pertaining to the voice or speech)
Welsh
1 entries- llafar adj (uttered or modulated by the voice)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
I like vocal music better than instrumental music.
Source: tatoeba (321743)
Single dads are becoming more and more vocal in the U.S.
Source: tatoeba (717936)
The late Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen, had a vocal range of four octaves.
Source: tatoeba (1362163)
Showing 4 of 18 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "vocal"?
Closest matches include outspoken, alto, articulate, articulated, baritone.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "vocal"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.