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1. speech
noun. ['ˈspiːtʃ'] the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience.
Synonyms
- inaugural
- sermon
- lecture
- oratory
- oral presentation
- ending
- colloquium
- address
- dithyramb
- impromptu
- close
- discourse
- conclusion
- allocution
- inaugural address
- talk
- body
- end
- speech act
- speechmaking
- introduction
- litany
- preaching
- public speaking
- closing
- public lecture
Antonyms
- careless
- long
- public
- unrestrained
Etymology
- speche (Middle English (1100-1500))
- spæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Speech
- long-beach
- screech
- impeach
- beseech
- swiech
- preach
- creech
- creach
- breech
- breach
- bleach
- wiech
- weech
- veech
- veatch
- veach
- teach
- reeche
- reach
- pietsch
- piech
- peach
- meech
- leitch
- leetch
- leech
- leach
- keetch
- keech
- keach
How do you pronounce speech?
Pronounce speech as spiʧ.
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How do you spell speech? Is it speach ?
A common misspelling of speech is speach
Sentences with speech
1. Noun, singular or mass
Some people prefer to keep the name of the winner a secret until the end of the speech.
2. Adjective
A customer service award speech example might be: “_Darlene is a customer favorite.
3. Verb, base form
HealthLinkBC points out children who are regularly exposed to speech and language tend to develop language skills faster 25.
Quotes about speech
1. A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
- Ingrid Bergman
2. Love myself I do. Not everything, but I love the good as well as the bad. I love my crazy lifestyle, and I love my hard discipline. I love my freedom of speech and the way my eyes get dark when I'm tired. I love that I have learned to trust people with my heart, even if it will get broken. I am proud of everything that I am and will become.
- Johnny Weir
3. She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.
- George Bernard Shaw
2. speech-read
verb. interpret by lipreading; of deaf people.
Synonyms
- lipread
- read
Antonyms
- lack
3. speech-endowed
adjective. capable of speech.
Antonyms
- devoice
4. speech
noun. ['ˈspiːtʃ'] (language) communication by word of mouth.
Synonyms
- spell
- words
- speech communication
- saying
- spoken communication
- voice communication
- spoken language
- oral communication
- idiolect
- magic spell
- auditory communication
- soliloquy
- discussion
- non-standard speech
- monologue
- give-and-take
- locution
- charm
- language
- word
- pronunciation
- orthoepy
- dictation
- conversation
- magical spell
Antonyms
- communicative
- generous
- start
- ventilated
Etymology
- speche (Middle English (1100-1500))
- spæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. speech
noun. ['ˈspiːtʃ'] something spoken.
Synonyms
- vocalization
Antonyms
- unconfined
- coarse
Etymology
- speche (Middle English (1100-1500))
- spæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. speech
noun. ['ˈspiːtʃ'] a lengthy rebuke.
Synonyms
- reproval
- sermon
- lecture
- curtain lecture
- rebuke
- preaching
- reproof
- reprimand
- reprehension
Antonyms
- monetization
- defeat
- beginning
- victory
Etymology
- speche (Middle English (1100-1500))
- spæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. speech
noun. ['ˈspiːtʃ'] the exchange of spoken words.
Synonyms
- speech production
Antonyms
- disjoin
- inaccurate
Etymology
- speche (Middle English (1100-1500))
- spæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. speech
noun. ['ˈspiːtʃ'] your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally.
Synonyms
- address
- tone of voice
- shibboleth
- style
- paralanguage
- modulation
- paralinguistic communication
- tongue
- tone
- catch
- inflection
- expressive style
- delivery
- elocution
- manner of speaking
Antonyms
- distant
- open
- unseal
- far
Etymology
- speche (Middle English (1100-1500))
- spæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. speech
noun. ['ˈspiːtʃ'] words making up the dialogue of a play.
Synonyms
- cue
- actor's line
- throwaway
- dialogue
- aside
- line
- words
- dialog
- monologue
Antonyms
- birth
- go
- skew
- tactlessness
Etymology
- speche (Middle English (1100-1500))
- spæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. speech
noun. ['ˈspiːtʃ'] the mental faculty or power of vocal communication.
Synonyms
- module
- language
- lexicon
- lexis
- mental faculty
- vocabulary
- faculty
Antonyms
- closing
- praise
- activation
- continuance
Etymology
- speche (Middle English (1100-1500))
- spæc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))