Rhetorical synonyms and antonyms

rĭ-tôr'ĭ-kəl, -tŏr'-

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ornate
Finely finished, as a style of composition.
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articulate
Able to speak
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bombastic
High-sounding but with little meaning.
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flowery
Of, relating to, or suggestive of flowers:
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flamboyant
The definition of flamboyant is someone or something that is extravagant or looks flame-like in color or form.
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oratorical
Of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator or oratory.
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fluent
The definition of fluent is having complete knowledge of a foreign language so you can express yourself in that language, or the ability to speak easily, flow freely or move smoothly.
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concise (antonym)
Expressing much in few words; clear and succinct.
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fustian
Made of or as if of fustian:
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unrhetorical (antonym)
Not rhetorical
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forensic
The definition of forensic is something that is usable in a court of law.
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showy
Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display:
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wordy
Using an excessive number of words.
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grandiloquent
Using high-flown, pompous, bombastic words and expressions
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magniloquent
Boastful or bombastic
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declamatory
Pretentiously rhetorical; bombastic.
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elocutionary
Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical
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aureate
Splendid or brilliant, often affectedly so
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high-flown
High-sounding but meaningless; bombastic
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high-sounding
Oratorial or even contrived sounding.
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orotund
Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.
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overblown
Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
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swollen
Overblown; bombastic:
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words (related)
Of or relating to the art of public speaking
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plain (related)
Straightforward; frank or candid:
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metaphorical (related)
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monological (related)
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figurative
Containing figures of speech
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florid
(Of a disorder, especially mental) In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.
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sonorous
(Phonet.) Having a degree of resonant tonality
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style (related)
The slender part of a flower pistil, connecting the ovary and the stigma. The pollen tube grows through the style delivering the pollen nuclei to the ovary.
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polemical (related)
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didactic (related)
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deconstructive (related)
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stylistic (related)
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argumentation (related)
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discursive (related)
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poetic (related)
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narrative (related)
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dialectical (related)
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verbose (related)
Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy.
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Rhetorical Sentence Examples

  • She ignored his rhetorical questions.

  • He was the author of numerous rhetorical and theological works.

  • His work was overloaded with rhetorical embellishment, which he was the first to introduce into Roman history.

  • I am not posing a naïve, rhetorical question.

  • It was a rhetorical question and, to those posing it, simply a wish—just another way to say, "Why can't we all just get along?"

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