oral

The word “oral” has 2 syllables: o-ral

It's pronounced as /ˈɔː.rəl/


What is synonym and antonym for oral?

In the thesaurus, “oral” has 37 synonyms and 16 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for oral along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for oral

  • articulated
  • breathed
  • chirped
  • consensual
  • drawled
  • enunciated
  • gasped
  • given
  • implicit
  • informal
  • intoned
  • mouthed
  • mumbled
  • murmured
  • muttered
  • nuncupative
  • pronounced
  • purred
  • said
  • shouted
  • sonant
  • sounded
  • spluttered
  • spoken
  • sputtered
  • squeaked
  • stated
  • told
  • unwritten
  • uttered
  • verbal
  • verbalized
  • viva voce
  • vocal
  • voiced
  • whispered
  • word-of-mouth

Antonyms for oral

  • explicit
  • formal
  • inarticulate
  • mute
  • nonvocal
  • paper
  • quiet
  • silent
  • surd
  • unexpressed
  • unsaid
  • unspoken
  • unuttered
  • unvoiced
  • voiceless
  • written

Meanings of oral

  • noun
    1. A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
    2. A physical examination of the mouth.
    3. Oral sex.
  • adjective
    1. Relating to the mouth.
    2. Spoken rather than written.

Example Sentences

  • She had to take an oral exam to complete the course.
  • The medicine is available in oral and injectable forms.
  • He gave an oral presentation on climate change.
  • The tradition has been preserved through oral storytelling.
  • Good oral hygiene is essential for healthy teeth and gums.

On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to oral, such as: articulated, breathed, chirped, consensual, drawled, enunciated, explicit.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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gasped

  • articulated
  • asphyxiated
  • blew
  • blow
  • breathed
  • chirped
  • choke
  • choked
  • convulse
  • drawled
  • enunciated
  • exhaled
  • expired
  • fight for breath
  • gagged
  • gulp
  • gulped
  • heave
  • heaved
  • hove
  • huffed
  • hyperventilated
  • inhale
  • inspire
  • intoned
  • mouthed
  • mumbled
  • murmured
  • muttered
  • oral
  • pant
  • panted
  • pronounced
  • puff
  • puffed
  • purred
  • respire
  • shouted
  • smothered
  • sniffle
  • snored
  • snort
  • snuffled
  • sonant
  • spluttered
  • spoken
  • sputtered
  • squeaked
  • stifled
  • strangled
  • uttered
  • vocal
  • voiced
  • was out of breath
  • wheeze
  • wheezed
  • whispered
  • whoop

verbal

  • articulated
  • communicative
  • consensual
  • conversational
  • exact
  • expressed
  • given
  • implicit
  • informal
  • lexical
  • lingual
  • linguistic
  • linguistical
  • literal
  • nuncupative
  • oral
  • phrasal
  • pronounced
  • rhetoric
  • rhetorical
  • said
  • sounded
  • spoken
  • stated
  • told
  • unwritten
  • verbalized
  • verbatim
  • viva voce
  • vocabular
  • voiced
  • word-for-word
  • word-of-mouth
  • wordy

verbalized

  • advertised
  • affirmed
  • aired
  • alleged
  • announced
  • articulated
  • asserted
  • averred
  • avouched
  • avowed
  • blabbered
  • blazed
  • blurted
  • bolted
  • breathed
  • broadcast
  • broadcasted
  • brought out
  • chirped
  • clad
  • clothed
  • commented
  • consensual
  • couched
  • declared
  • discussed
  • drawled
  • enunciated
  • formulated
  • formulized
  • gasped
  • gave
  • given
  • got off
  • implicit
  • informal
  • lipped
  • looked
  • mouthed
  • murmured
  • nuncupative
  • oral
  • passed
  • phrased
  • posted
  • proclaimed
  • promulgated
  • pronounced
  • publicized
  • published
  • purred
  • put
  • put into words
  • remarked
  • said
  • shared
  • shot
  • shouted
  • snarled
  • sounded
  • spluttered
  • spoke
  • spoken
  • spouted
  • stated
  • talked
  • told
  • unwritten
  • uttered
  • vented
  • ventilated
  • verbal
  • viva voce
  • vocalized
  • voiced
  • whispered
  • word-of-mouth
  • worded

viva voce


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