Synonyms of declamation

declamation

noun

ˌde-klə-'mā-shən 

as in speech

a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience

inspired declamations about the global triumph of democracy within our lifetimes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speech
• oration
• peroration
• sermon
• address
• lecture
• harangue
• talk
• monologue
• presentation
• tribute
• tirade
• panegyric
• eulogy
• diatribe
• rant
• soliloquy
• keynote address
• homily
• salutatory
• pitch
• spiel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of declamation

His emotional speech was another highlight reel-worthy moment, after his passionate declamation of ICE and appeal for humanity earlier in the night. — Vanity Fair, 2 Feb. 2026

Mateus’s approach to the declamation of text by nonprofessional actors finds its roots in movies by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet, while her mythic, loamy exploration of the lives of the poor through history follows in the footsteps of the Portuguese director Pedro Costa. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025

Ideologues and power-mongers of many sorts, from brazen Black profiteers in Paris to frivolous white do-gooders, fill the frame with their declamations. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024

But the whole show is well cast and performed, and even when the action feels overly constructed or declamatory — and there is a rash of declamation toward the season’s end — there is something or someone pleasing to latch onto. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023

But don’t confuse Iggy’s rant or its wild musicality as a return to Stooges-like raucousness and institutional declamation for nostalgia. — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 6 Jan. 2023