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

Need another word that means the same as “soliloquy”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “soliloquy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Soliloquy” are: monologue, speech, address, lecture, oration, sermon, homily, aside

Soliloquy as a Noun

Definitions of "Soliloquy" as a noun

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

• An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
• Speech you make to yourself.
• A part of a play involving a soliloquy.
• A (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections.

Synonyms of "Soliloquy" as a noun (8 Words)

address	Courteous or amorous approaches to someone. He failed in his manner of address to the captain.
aside	A remark that is not directly related to the main topic of discussion. Shakespeare s use of asides and soliloquies.
homily	A religious discourse which is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction. She delivered her homily about the need for patience.
lecture	A speech that is open to the public. He attended a lecture on telecommunications.
monologue	A long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme. He was reciting some of the great monologues of Shakespeare.
oration	The style or manner in which an oration is given. He delivered an oration on the decline of family values.
sermon	A long or tedious piece of admonition or reproof; a lecture. He understood that if he said any more he would have to listen to another lengthy sermon.
speech	The exchange of spoken words. He gave a speech about the company.

Usage Examples of "Soliloquy" as a noun

• He did most of his thinking by soliloquy.
• Edmund ends the scene as he had begun it, with a soliloquy.
• In the opening soliloquy he declares his true intent.

Associations of "Soliloquy" (30 Words)

aforementioned	Denoting a thing or person previously mentioned. Songs from the aforementioned album.
aforesaid	Being the one previously mentioned or spoken of.
aloud	Loudly. Cried aloud for help.
colloquy	A conversation. They broke off their colloquy at once.
conversation	A talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged. She picked up the phone and held a conversation in French.
conversational	As used in conversation; not formal. The broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English.
delineate	Determine the essential quality of. The law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent.
dialog	The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction.
dialogue	Provide a film or play with a dialogue. They disagreed but kept an open dialogue.
expansive	(of a person or their manner) relaxed and genially frank and communicative. Expansive domestic economic policies.
incantation	A ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect. An incantation to raise the dead.
invocation	The action of invoking someone or something. His invocation of the ancient powers of Callanish.
itemize	Present as a list of individual items. I have itemized the morning s tasks.
litany	A litany contained in the Book of Common Prayer. A litany of complaints.
memorize	Commit to memory; learn by heart. Have you memorized your lines for the play yet.
monologue	A long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation. Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn t spoken.
narrate	Narrate or give a detailed account of. The story is narrated by the heroine.
narration	(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth. There s no dialogue or narration.
orate	Talk pompously. Hamlet thinks speaks orates and acts.
protagonist	The leading character or one of the major characters in a play, film, novel, etc. The hard boiled protagonist of the movie Blade Runner.
recitative	Musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note. Singing in recitative.
recite	Recite in elocution. The pupil recited his lesson for the day.
recount	Count again. I recounted the tale to Steve.
report	The act of informing by verbal report. Undisclosed illegalities are reported to the company s directors.
reportedly	According to reports or other information. He was in El Salvador reportedly on his way to Texas.
rote	Mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned. A poem learnt by rote in childhood.
storybook	A book containing a story or collection of stories intended for children. It was a storybook finish to an illustrious career.
talking	The action of talking speech or discussion. He did have talking eyes.
utter	Express audibly utter sounds not necessarily words. Utter nonsense.
verbalize	Convert into a verb. Many English nouns have become verbalized.