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speak up
Overview of verb speak-up
The verb speak up has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off -- (speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting")
2. speak up -- (speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up")
Antonyms of verb speak-up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb speak-up
2 senses of speak up
Sense 1
opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> declare
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
speak up
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb speak-up
1 of 2 senses of speak up
Sense 1
opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> editorialize, editorialise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb speak-up
2 senses of speak up
Sense 1
opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> declare
Sense 2
speak up
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
'Cause To' of verb speak-up
Derived Forms of verb speak-up
Domain of verb speak-up
Domain Terms of verb speak-up
Familiarity of verb speak-up
speak up used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb speak-up
2 senses of speak up
Sense 1
opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 2
speak up
EX: Sam and Sue speak up
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb speak-up
2 senses of speak up
Sense 1
opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
> declare
=> plead
=> profess
=> condemn
=> consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
=> account, answer for
=> propose, suggest, advise
=> promise, assure
=> promise
=> take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment
=> sentence, condemn, doom
=> proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
=> profess
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> swear, depose, depone
=> testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
=> decree
=> opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> count out
Sense 2
speak up
> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> read
=> vocalize, vocalise, phonate
=> troll
=> begin
=> lip off, shoot one's mouth off
=> shout
=> whisper
=> peep
=> speak up
=> snap, snarl
=> enthuse
=> speak in tongues
=> swallow
=> verbalize, verbalise
=> whiff
=> talk of, talk about
=> blubber, blubber out
=> drone, drone on
=> bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
=> rasp
=> blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculate
=> tone, inflect, modulate
=> deliver, present
=> generalize, generalise
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
=> chatter
=> yack, jaw, yack away, rattle on, yap away
=> open up
=> snivel, whine
=> murmur
=> mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate
=> slur
=> bark
=> bay
=> rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave
=> hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate
=> cackle
=> babble
=> tone, chant, intone
=> gulp
=> sing
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb speak-up
Sense 1
opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> declare
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Sense 2
speak up
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
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