Synonyms for Talk | Speech | Communication

ask demand grill petition probe request answer reply talk back beg debrief inquire plead pry spy quip respond write back beseech entreat insist pled query suggest to react retort catechize examine interrogate pray question delve explore investigate propose to quiz

rebut riposte

rejoin sass

say chorus mouth utter said bellow cajole crow gasp grunt laugh mumble pant scold sigh snarl snort stammer wail worry

allege contend profess verbalize babble bleat cheer cry giggle hiss lisp murmur pipe scream sing sneer sob storm weep yell

articulate enounce pronounce vocalize bark blurt choke drawl groan holler marvel mutter quaver screech smile sneeze sputter thunder whimper

assert enunciate speak voice bawl boast chuckle fret growl howl mimic muse rant shout smirk snicker squawk trumpet whine

avow maintain sound

beam brag cough fulminate grumble jeer moan nod roar shriek snap sniff squeak vociferate whisper

announce allude blazon champion exclaim mention point to propagandize refer sell trumpet

address animadvert boost claim express name praise publicize remark state vow

advert advertise beat the drum for bespeak bring up broadcast comment confide extol hype note observe proclaim promote puff push report restate talk up touch upon

advocate betoken celebrate declare indicate play up promulgate publish reveal tout

Synonyms for Ask, Say, Said, Tell, Call, etc. | Available from http://www.smart-words.org/ 2012

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denounce brand condemn deplore indict slander

accuse calumniate correct fault libel tax

arraign censure criticize implicate malign traduce

asperse challenge defame incriminate pillory vilify

blame charge with denunciate inculpate shame

tell chronicle dictate mandate relate repeat restate call denote name term

adduce coax delineate narrate report echo retell baptize designate nickname title

behest command divulge quote review iterate

characterize communicate enumerate recapitulate spin rehash

cite convince impart recite stipulate reiterate

brand dub peg trademark

christen entitle stamp

denominate label tag

talkative deafening glib loquacious pealing resonant stentorian vehement voluble quiet hushed inexpressible mute reticent soundless tongue-tied

articulate earsplitting gossipy loud prolix resounding strident verbal wordy buttoned up inarticulate inexpressive noiseless secretive speechless tranquil

babbling eloquent high-pitched noisy pronounced roaring talky verbose

boisterous gabby intense obstreperous rambunctious roisterous thundering vocal

chatty garrulous long-winded pandemoniac raucous sonorous uproarious vocalized

clammed up inaudible low-pitched quiescent shushed still uncommunicative

close-mouthed incommunicative muffled reserved silent taciturn unspeakable

dumb ineffable mum restrained silentious tight-lipped whist

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