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