Rhetoric

Quick meaning: Rhetoric is an adjective meaning Synonym of rhetorical.

Meaning

Synonym of rhetorical.

More Meanings

1. The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
2. (sometimes derogatory) Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.

Example Sentences

It’s only so much rhetoric.

Transport Minister Marples, meanwhile, used arrogant rhetoric and showed his personal contempt for railways when confirming in Parliament that a third of the network was to be closed even before the survey results were known.

“As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters. We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, echoing his long-standing advocacy for use of the death penalty, which was part of his tough-on-crime rhetoric during the 2024 campaign.

Word Forms

• rhetorick
• rhetorics

Synonyms for rhetoric

Depending on context, synonyms include speechcraft, wordcraft, rhetorical, palaver, grandiloquence, grandiosity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include magniloquence, grandiloquence, grandiosity, palaver, rhetorical, eloquence.

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