Need another word that means the same as “vocal”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “vocal” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Vocal” are: outspoken, voiced, spoken, said, uttered, expressed, articulated, oral, vociferous, forthright, blunt, frank, direct, candid, open, uninhibited, song, vocal music
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vocal” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| song | A musical composition suggestive of a song. A bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age. |
| vocal music | Music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vocal” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| articulated | Having two or more sections connected by a flexible joint. The trilobite s thorax has a variable number of articulated segments. |
| blunt | Used of a knife or other blade; not sharp. A blunt instrument. |
| candid | Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. A candid discussion. |
| direct | Direct in spatial dimensions proceeding without deviation or interruption straight and short. Direct vote. |
| expressed | Precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable leaving nothing to implication. |
| forthright | Proceeding directly forwards. A forthright approach to the problem. |
| frank | Unmistakable; obvious. Frank ulceration. |
| open | Open and observable not secret or hidden. His eyes were open but he could see nothing. |
| oral | Done or taken by the mouth. Oral hygiene. |
| outspoken | Given to expressing yourself freely or insistently. He has been outspoken in his criticism. |
| said | Used in legal language or humorously to refer to someone or something already mentioned or named. Acting in pursuance of the said agreement. |
| spoken | Uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination. A spoken message. |
| uninhibited | Expressing one’s feelings or thoughts unselfconsciously and without restraint. Uninhibited exuberance. |
| uttered | Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. Frequently uttered sentiments. |
| vociferous | Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry. A vociferous mob. |
| voiced | (of an opinion or attitude) expressed in a particular way. A voiced velar fricative. |
| aloud | Using the voice; not silently. He wept aloud. |
| aural | Relating to the ear or the sense of hearing. Information held in written aural or visual form. |
| communicative | Of or relating to communication. Was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew. |
| dumb | Make dumb or unheard silence. She stood dumb while he poured out a stream of abuse. |
| expansive | Tending towards economic or political expansion. Expansive domestic economic policies. |
| garrulous | Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters. A garrulous cab driver. |
| halitosis | Offensive breath. |
| inarticulate | Unable to express one’s ideas or feelings clearly or easily. Inarticulate with rage. |
| incommunicado | Without the means or right to communicate. Incommunicado political detainees. |
| lengthiness | The consequence of being lengthened in duration. |
| literate | A literate person. Computer literate. |
| loquacious | Tending to talk a great deal; talkative. Never loquacious Sarah was now totally lost for words. |
| loquacity | The quality of being wordy and talkative. He was renowned for loquacity. |
| mute | Muffle the sound of a musical instrument especially by the use of a mute. The great church was mute and dark. |
| oral | Relating to the mouth. A French oral. |
| oratory | (in the Roman Catholic Church) a society of priests without vows, especially the Oratory of St Philip Neri founded in 1564. He loved the sound of his own oratory. |
| recitative | A vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech. Singing in recitative. |
| rhapsodize | Recite a rhapsody. He began to rhapsodize about Gaby s beauty and charm. |
| sinus | An irregular venous or lymphatic cavity, reservoir, or dilated vessel. Sinus rhythm. |
| song | A musical composition suggestive of a song. A bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age. |
| speak | Make a characteristic or natural sound. In his agitation he was unable to speak. |
| spoken | Uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination. The spoken language. |
| talkative | Fond of or given to talking. The talkative driver hadn t stopped chatting. |
| timbre | The character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity. The timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely. |
| unwritten | Based on custom rather than documentation. An unwritten law. |
| verbal | A verbal statement containing a damaging admission alleged to have been made to the police and offered as evidence by the prosecution. The root of the problem is visual rather than verbal. |
| volubility | The quality of being facile in speech and writing. Her legendary volubility deserted her. |
| whistle | The act of signalling e g summoning by whistling or blowing a whistle. The referee did not whistle for a foul. |
| wordless | Not speaking or involving speech. A sort of wordless communication had developed. |
| wordy | Using or expressed in rather too many words. Newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials. |
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