Hold forth


Synonyms for hold forth
verb proclaim; get on a soapbox

recite
orate
decry
spout
rail
denounce

declare
spiel
rant
attack
mouth
inveigh

perorate
lecture
proclaim
harangue
speak
bloviate

blow hot air
pile it on
soapbox
talk big

Antonyms for hold forth

compliment

praise

be quiet

Synonyms
verb discuss, speak about

comment
chew
expatiate
descant
modulate
declaim
confab
develop

sermonize
explain
enlarge
debate
treat
lecture
dispute
orate

converse
confer
harangue
expand
expound
remark
argue
elaborate

perorate
voice
talk
commentate
dissertate
dilate upon
dissert
give a meeting

Antonyms

refrain
ignore
compress
decrease

lessen
abridge
keep quiet
lower

shrink
agree
go along
be quiet

Synonyms
verb talk over with another

consider
deliberate
review
confer
debate
examine
take up
argue
explain
contend
ventilate

figure
contest
jaw
converse
sift
moot
descant
canvass
weigh
dispute
confabulate

get together
go into
groupthink
altercate
dissertate
bounce off
compare notes
consult with
discept
discourse about
dissert

exchange views on
hash over
kick about
knock around
put heads together
reason about
thrash out
toss around

Antonyms

ignore
give in

neglect
agree

give up
be quiet

Synonyms
verb give a long lecture

accost
declaim
orate
stump
spout

exhort
spiel
rant
perorate
address

rave
chew out
buttonhole
soapbox
apostrophize

get on a soapbox
go on about
talk to
yell at

Antonyms

be quiet

Synonyms
verb give a lesson, speech

expound
teach
recite
orate

spout
deliver
spiel
discourse

address
declaim
harangue
talk

speak
prelect
get on a soapbox
give a talk

Antonyms

listen

praise

be quiet

Synonyms
verb describe, detail

recite
portray
depict
chronicle
rehearse
unfold
recount

disclose
reveal
picture
repeat
delineate
characterize
expatiate

relate
enumerate
state
proclaim
paint
discourse
descant

report
spin
tell
give an account of
make known
set forth
tell a story

Antonyms

hide

conceal

suppress

Synonyms
verb gab, chatter

prate
babble
jaw
spout

spiel
rattle
tattle
clack

yak
prattle
blab
jabber

yakety-yak

Antonyms

be quiet

be silent

Synonyms
verb read out loud; narrate

declaim
repeat
communicate
perform
chant
explain
rehearse
deliver
enumerate
mention
recount
reply

utter
interpret
speak
render
expatiate
relate
describe
recapitulate
convey
portray
itemize
detail

discourse
impart
answer
tell
enact
picture
state
quote
address
report
enlarge
delineate

parrot
dramatize
account for
reel off
soliloquize
retell
give a report
give an account
give verbal account

Antonyms

conceal
withhold
suppress
hide

misrepresent
keep
be quiet
take

fail
confuse
ask
question

Synonyms
verb address; give a lecture

argue
talk
plead
orate

recite
stump
sermonize
descant

spout
spiel
discourse
pitch

harangue
declaim
get across
prelect

Antonyms

listen

be quiet

Synonyms
verb talk forcefully

gush
orate
declaim
ramble
boast

sermonize
expatiate
spiel
rant
brag

spellbind
pontificate
yell
vapor
chatter

harangue
go on
speechify
shoot off one’s mouth

Antonyms

deprecate
be quiet

drain
be modest

Synonyms
verb address group

pitch
speak
orate
stump
sermonize

spout
influence
induce
spiel
accost

discourse
persuade
lecture
sway
harangue

prelect
deliver a speech
give a talk
give speech

Antonyms

hinder
prevent
listen

refrain
refuse
be quiet

discourage

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