Synonyms for address

noun

1. A formal speech

   oration, lecture, speech, sermon; see speech 3.

2. Place at which one may be reached

   residence, home, quarters, dwelling, headquarters, place of business, location, box number; street, number, and zip code; see also business 4, home 1, hotel.

3. Directions for delivery

   inscription, label, superscription, directions.

4. Behavior

   delivery, manner(s), bearing, habit(s), approach; see also behavior 1.

5. Storage place in a computer

   source of output, position of input, data storage; see place 3, position 1. See syn. study atspeech.

verb

1. To provide directions for delivery

   inscribe, label, mark, direct, prepare for mailing, superscribe; see also write 2.

2. To speak formally to an assemblage

   lecture, discourse on, discuss, give a talk, make a speech, deliver an address, speak, take the floor, orate, pontificate, declaim, harangue, rant, expatiate on, sermonize, speechify*, spout*, spout off*, spiel*, take the stump*, take the soapbox*, take the platform*, do a spellbinder*.

3. To communicate in a formal way

   petition, appeal to, write to, speak to, lay a matter before someone, plead, enter a plea for, seek redress for, enter a suit for, approach, greet; see also ask 1, greet.