declaim
Deliver with passion
To declaim is to speak in a loud, rhetorical, or theatrical manner—the kind of formal delivery associated with orations, sermons, or dramatic performances.
The word often carries a hint of pomposity or excess: He declaimed against the evils of modern society.
One can declaim a poem, a speech, or strong opinions, usually with more passion than the audience requires.
Aggressive lengthy scolding
- diatribeBitter, prolonged verbal attack
- tiradeExtended angry speech
- polemicAggressive argumentative discourse
- exhortationUrgent persuasive appeal
demagoguery · bombast · grandiloquence · fulmination · invective · denunciation · disquisition · forensics
Formal public speech
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- public speakingAddressing a live audience
- addressSpeak to formally
speech · podium · lectern · monologue · soliloquy · homily · sermon · auditorium
Loudly and forcefully expressive
- stentorianExtremely loud and resonant
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
- sonorousDeep and full-toned
impassioned · vehement · strident · resonant · forceful · dramatic · theatrical · emphatic
harangue
Aggressive lengthy scolding
- diatribeBitter, prolonged verbal attack
- tiradeExtended angry speech
- polemicAggressive argumentative discourse
exhortation · demagoguery · bombast · grandiloquence · fulmination · invective · denunciation · disquisition · forensics · speechifying
oration
Formal public speech
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- public speakingAddressing a live audience
address · speech · podium · lectern · monologue · soliloquy · homily · sermon · auditorium · narration
vociferous
Loudly and forcefully expressive
- stentorianExtremely loud and resonant
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
sonorous · impassioned · vehement · strident · resonant · forceful · dramatic · theatrical · emphatic · expressive
declare
State officially
avow · aver · profess · state · contend · insist · maintain · assert · vow · swear
denounce
Publicly declare wrongdoing
fulminate · grievance · injustice · outrage · dissent · objection · opposition · demonstration · rally · manifesto
declaimwhisper
Speech without full voice
murmur · mumble · mutter · speak softly · hush
declaimconverse
Engage in dialogue
chat · speak plainly · understate · mumble · stammer
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