Thesaurus
oratory
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of ORATORY
1
the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively <a presidential hopeful with a gift for oratory and a highly charismatic personality>
Synonyms elocution, public speaking
2
language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere <the politician's oratory sounded good only to people who didn't bother to think>
Related Words claptrap, drivel, gibberish, hogwash, humbug, jabberwocky, jazz, moonshine, nonsense; affectedness, floweriness, grandiosity, loftiness, pomposity, pretension, pretentiousness; garrulity, garrulousness, verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordiness
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