ELOQUENT Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

eloquent

adjective

ˈe-lə-kwənt

Definition of eloquent

as in articulate

able to express oneself clearly and well an eloquent writer and speaker, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the founders of the women's rights movement

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as in suggestive

clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood) in an eloquent gesture, the defeated general was graciously given back his sword at the surrender ceremonies

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as in formal

very dignified in form, tone, or style President Kennedy's eloquent inaugural address is often credited with inspiring a whole generation

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Recent Examples of eloquent Cinematic lyrical poet Victor Kossakovsky (Architecton, Gunda) offers in Holy Wood Dust another distinctive non-fiction meditation on a theme, a work that’s eloquent even if the author’s message is not always explicitly articulated. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 Not as verbally eloquent as Roosevelt, Eisenhower communicated with a broad smile and a confident demeanor. — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Being a competent, eloquent orator does not mean that you’re trusted. — Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 When Kent Jones was a critic at Film Comment, he was known for, among many other things, his eloquent and insightful analyses of performance. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eloquent

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Adjective

With verbal chops like those, who needs an articulate press secretary?

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Tyson is at once scary, funny, personable, distasteful, introspective, superficial, articulate and incoherent.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of articulate

Adjective

The effect dissipates somewhat whenever Cahyono resorts to less suggestive, more blatantly surreal imagery.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Though revealing, his version of naked dressing was tantalizingly suggestive rather than explicitly bare.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggestive

Adjective

Controversy was never very far from Barr, who has been open about her own mental health issues and defiantly outspoken about her politics, which have grown increasingly right-wing and conspiratorial.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
The longtime community and labor organizer has been an outspoken progressive voice in the state legislature since she was elected in 2020.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of outspoken

Adjective

The Wicker Husband’s presence — his brooding desire, and the spectacle driving the whole town wild with horny jealousy — is a majestic demonstration of cinematic craft from Dániel and Godena-Juhász and Dunckley and Rubano.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2026
And Smith had spent his teenage summers working in the Sierra as a mule hand, so reporting on the fate of the trees would be a chance to reconnect with a majestic landscape that left an enduring mark on his soul.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of majestic

Adjective

Marshall’s campaign has claimed without evidence that the Democratic nominee bussed in the vocal audience members.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Its warped vocal harmonies are ripe and sour, including guest appearances from the band’s friends, and off-kilter squiggles on steel guitar deviate from their usual pattern.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of vocal

Adjective

In less than two minutes during a standard postgame interview, Cooley offered a rare and revealing glimpse into the psychology behind peak athletic performance and how the best athletes in the world operate between the ears.

— Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The polling divide One of the most revealing findings in the new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll isn’t just who’s ahead in Georgia’s biggest races.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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