ORAL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ORAL?

Need another word that means the same as “oral”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “oral” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Oral” are: unwritten, buccal, spoken, verbal, vocal, uttered, said, oral exam, oral examination, viva, viva voce

Oral as a Noun

Definitions of "Oral" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “oral” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An examination conducted by spoken communication.
• A spoken examination or test.

Synonyms of "Oral" as a noun (4 Words)

oral exam	An examination conducted by spoken communication.
oral examination	An examination conducted by spoken communication.
viva	An examination conducted by spoken communication.
viva voce	An examination conducted by spoken communication.

Usage Examples of "Oral" as a noun

• A French oral.

Oral as an Adjective

Definitions of "Oral" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “oral” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Relating to the transmission of information or literature by word of mouth.
• Using speech rather than writing.
• A stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression.
• (of a society) not having reached the stage of literacy.
• Spoken rather than written; verbal.
• Done or taken by the mouth.
• (in Freudian theory) relating to or denoting a stage of infantile psychosexual development in which the mouth is the main source of pleasure and the centre of experience.
• (of a speech sound) pronounced by the voice resonating in the mouth, as the vowels in English.
• Of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located.
• Relating to the mouth.
• Of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth.

Synonyms of "Oral" as an adjective (7 Words)

buccal	Relating to the cheek. The buccal cavity.
said	Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of. Acting in pursuance of the said agreement.
spoken	Speaking in a specified way. A blunt spoken man.
unwritten	(especially of a law) resting originally on custom or judicial decision rather than on statute. An unwritten law.
uttered	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. Frequently uttered sentiments.
verbal	Relating to or in the form of words. A verbal protest.
vocal	Expressing opinions or feelings freely or loudly. A playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children.

Usage Examples of "Oral" as an adjective

• An oral tradition.
• The oral mucous membrane.
• An oral agreement.
• The oral surface of a starfish.
• The oral cavity.
• Oral contraceptives.
• They had reached an oral agreement.
• Oral literature.
• A society with an oral tradition.
• Oral hygiene.

Associations of "Oral" (30 Words)

airway	The passages through which air enters and leaves the body. He kept the man s airway clear and blood circulating.
aquiline	(of a person’s nose) hooked or curved like an eagle’s beak.
asthma	Respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin.
breath	The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing. She drew in a quick breath.
breathe	Tarnish or taint. Letting a wine breathe allows oxygen to enter.
breathing	A sign in Greek or indicating the presence of an aspirate rough breathing or the absence of an aspirate smooth breathing at the beginning of a word. The heavy breathing person on the telephone.
bronchus	Any of the major air passages of the lungs which diverge from the windpipe.
cavity	Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth. The abdominal cavity.
choking	The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe. No evidence that the choking was done by the accused.
cough	A condition of the respiratory organs causing coughing. The engine began coughing and spluttering.
epiglottis	A flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing.
esophagus	The passage between the pharynx and the stomach.
exhalation	The process or action of exhaling. He let his breath out in a long exhalation of relief.
halitosis	Offensive breath.
inhale	Draw deep into the lungs in by breathing. She took the cigarette and inhaled deeply.
inhaler	A dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion.
larynx	The hollow muscular organ forming an air passage to the lungs and holding the vocal cords in humans and other mammals; the voice box.
lingua	A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.
mouth	The character or quality of a wine as judged by its feel or flavour in the mouth rather than its aroma. The young horse was being mouthed or bitted for the first time.
nasal	A nasal speech sound. A nasal spray.
nose	Rub noses. He slowly breathed out the air through his nose.
palate	The upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities. A wine with a zingy peachy palate.
pharyngeal	A pharyngeal consonant.
pharynx	The passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone.
sinus	An infected tract leading from a deep-seated infection and discharging pus to the surface. Sinus rhythm.
stifler	A person who stifles or smothers or suppresses. He is a real conversation stifler.
throat	A thing compared to a throat especially a narrow passage entrance or exit. The throat of a chimney.
tonsil	Either of two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat, one on each side of the root of the tongue.
unwritten	Based on custom rather than documentation- J.L.T.C.Spence. The unwritten rules of social life.