oral synonyms

oral

modif.

spoken, vocal, verbal, uttered, voiced, lingual, unwritten, phonetic, phonic, articulated, pronounced, phonated, sounded, from the lips, from the mouth, in the mouth, not written, nuncupative, word-of-mouth, viva voce (Latin); see also spoken.

Antonyms written*, unspoken*, printed.

oral refers to that which is spoken, as distinguished from that which is written or otherwise communicated an oral report, oral traditions; verbal, though sometimes synonymous with oral, in strict discrimination refers to anything using words, either written or oral, to communicate an idea or feeling a verbal image, verbal skills

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