spoken
Anything that’s spoken is said out loud. “Spoken word” is a genre of poetry that is meant to be recited and performed in front of an audience.
Spoken is the past participle of the verb speak, but it’s also an adjective that describes things that are uttered or said or articulated or voiced. It’s often used in combination with another adjective, like a soft-spoken friend or a blunt-spoken teacher. It can also distinguish one thing from a written version: “I’m taking a spoken exam instead of a written one, so I should do fine.”
Definitions of spoken
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uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
“a
spoken message”“the
spoken language”“a soft-
spoken person”“sharp-
spoken”-
Synonyms:
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articulate
expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language
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expressed, uttered, verbalised, verbalized
communicated in words
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oral, unwritten
using speech rather than writing
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verbal
expressed in spoken words
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viva-voce, word-of-mouth
expressed orally
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Antonyms:
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written
set down in writing in any of various ways
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scripted, written
written as for a film or play or broadcast
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backhand, left-slanting
(of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward
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cursive
having successive letter joined together
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engrossed
written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document
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graphic, graphical, in writing
written or drawn or engraved
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handwritten
written by hand
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holographic
written wholly in the handwriting of the signer
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inscribed
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
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longhand
having words written out in full by hand
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scrivened
copied in handwriting
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shorthand
written in abbreviated or symbolic form
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articulate
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