measured speech
Words chosen cautiously
Measured speech is careful, deliberate speaking—words chosen thoughtfully and delivered at a controlled pace.
The phrase suggests restraint and composure, often in situations where careless words could cause harm: She responded to the accusations with measured speech.
Someone using measured speech may be exercising diplomacy, containing emotion, or simply thinking before speaking.
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- pacedWalked back and forth
- controlledKept within limits
- preciseExactly correct, no error
articulate · slow · thoughtful · cadence · enunciation · public speaking · formal · restrained · calculated · tempo · pause · diplomatic · walking on eggshells · guarded · poker face · composed · modulated · even keel
- speech patternstempo, articulation, pace, rhythm, enunciation
- Tactful Speechtact, discretion, diplomacy, word choice
- professional toneformality, clarity, courtesy, tact, diplomacy
measured speechimpulsive speech
Speaking without forethought
blurting out · shooting from the hip · spontaneous speech · verbal diarrhea · loose lips
measured speechrambling
Long-winded and unfocused
babbling · meandering · prattling · blathering · logorrhea
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