Synonyms of discoursed

discoursed

verb

past tense of discourse

1

as in spoke

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spoke
• lectured
• talked
• expatiated
• descanted
• orated
• declaimed
• harangued
• held forth
• took the floor
• expounded
• soliloquized
• pontificated
• recited
• sermonized
• mouthed
• spouted
• disserted
• filibustered

2

as in orated

to talk as if giving an important and formal speech

grandly discoursed as though he were an expert on every subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spoke
• orated
• declaimed
• harangued
• talked
• preached
• mouthed (off)
• lectured
• ranted
• announced
• raved
• perorated
• proclaimed
• pronounced
• advertised
• sermonized
• broadcasted
• bloviated
• declared
• broadcast
• blew
• speechified