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All oratorical synonyms

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adjective oratorical

  • rhetorical — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
  • debating — the activity of taking part in debates
  • declamatory — A declamatory phrase, statement, or way of speaking is dramatic and confident.
  • speechmaker — a person who delivers speeches.
  • eloquent — Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
  • silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
  • fluent — spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
  • high-flown — extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.
  • stylistic — of or relating to style.
  • bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
  • dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
  • elaboration — The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
  • elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
  • expressive — Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
  • fervid — heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
  • forceful — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
  • gesticulative — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
  • gesturing — Present participle of gesture.
  • grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
  • histrionic — of or relating to actors or acting.
  • impassioned — filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
  • important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
  • imposing — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
  • inflated — distended with air or gas; swollen.
  • intoning — Present participle of intone.
  • lofty — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
  • long-winded — talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded after-dinner speakers.
  • loud — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
  • noble — distinguished by rank or title.
  • noisy — abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall.
  • orotund — (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
  • ostentatious — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
  • persuasive — able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument.
  • pompous — characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
  • senatorial — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a senator or senate: senatorial oratory.
  • stagy — of, relating to, or suggestive of the stage.
  • stentorian — very loud or powerful in sound: a stentorian voice.
  • theatrical — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
  • tumid — swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
  • verbose — characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report.
  • vivid — strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.
  • articulate — If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
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