rhetoric - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)

Synonyms

• rhetoric

More generic

• literary study

Noun

loud and confused and empty talk

Synonyms

• empty talk
• empty words
• hot air
• palaver
• rhetoric

More generic

• bunk
• hokum
• meaninglessness
• nonsense
• nonsensicality

Noun

high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

Synonyms

• grandiloquence
• grandiosity
• magniloquence
• ornateness
• rhetoric

More generic

• expressive style
• style

More specific

• blah
• bombast
• claptrap
• flourish
• fustian
• rant

Noun

using language effectively to please or persuade

Synonyms

• rhetoric

More generic

• expressive style
• style

Related

• rhetorical device

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