TALK UP Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

talk up

verb

Definition of talk up

as in to promote

to provide publicity for the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie

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as in to speak up

to voice one's opinions freely with force feel free to talk up if you have any objections

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Recent Examples of talk up On the one hand, Friedman himself, and Walter himself, and Dave Roberts and Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts and a cast of heroes talked up a three-peat at last year’s championship celebration. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 Neither man is short on incentive to talk up AI’s transformative potential as both have deep financial stakes in the technology delivering on its promise. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026 George Chan | Getty Images Microsoft on Monday talked up a new artificial intelligence model for spotting cybersecurity vulnerabilities. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 July 2026 Kennedy has publicly advocated for lifting restrictions on peptides and talked up their benefits. — Will Stone, NPR, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for talk up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for talk up

Verb

The most important step countries can collectively take is to promote innovation.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
But it is increasingly shaped by what’s happening on the other side of the country, in Washington, where the federal government is working to slow the transition to EVs and promote a fossil fuel future for America.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of promote

Verb

Research on frontline employees' voice in healthcare shows that speaking up is not enough; ideas need processes that carry them toward implementation.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
McCurdy had not disclosed any ties to the industry on papers he’s published until Brandt, the Virginia pharmacist, spoke up in 2025.

— Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of speak up

Verb

Meanwhile, a federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department's push to force Google to sell its ad exchange, another victory for the company against the government's antitrust efforts.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
This Paige Shoulder Bag is selling like hot cakes, so much so that the baby blue style is already sold out.

— Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of sell

Verb

As these ads become more prolific and consequently unavoidable, more people are speaking out in the hopes that restaurants will stop turning to AI altogether − which falls in line with Americans' increasingly negative views on AI and Big Tech.

— Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Conferences have rushed to ban it, while prominent personalities like Ohio State's Ryan Day have spoken out against it.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of speak out

Verb

This is good news for us end and footnotes fans (shout out to David Foster Wallace, Nicholson Baker, and the Folger editions of Shakespeare).

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
In one shot, a beardless Jason is in the center of a teammate huddle, seemingly shouting at the top of his lungs.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of shout

Verb

When a small raptor center in Southern California began caring for the most famous bald eagle on Earth, the keyboard veterinarians started piping up.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Every time a restaurant or other small business announces its closure, people pipe up on social media about what the business owner should have done to be successful.

— Gregg Olsen, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Definition of pipe up

Verb

Yet tackling noise issues is challenging in part because the sources vary — think traffic on a busy street in Manhattan versus yelling in a neighboring room.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
The officer points a flashlight inside the back window, yells toward another officer nearby, then gets on his radio.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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