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rhetorical

/ɹɪˈtɔɹɪkəl/adjective4 syllables

Rhetorical means: given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought.

Synonyms for rhetorical22

adjective, as in given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought

bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid, flowery, ornate, empurpled, over-embellished, purple, forensic, grandiloquent, magniloquent
and 8 more, tall, oratorical, poetic, poetical, stylistic, fancy, figurative, nonliteral

Opposites of rhetorical

unrhetorical

What does rhetorical mean?2

adjective

1

given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought“mere rhetorical frippery”

2

of or relating to rhetoric“accepted two or three verbal and rhetorical changes I suggested”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rhetorical?2

four syllables

historical

five syllables

metaphorical
Show 5 near rhymes
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Rhetorical in a sentence

  • When someone speaks with such rhetorical flourish, it starts to sound like they're lying.CM
  • Have you ever asked me a question that wasn't rhetorical?CK
  • A rhetorical question does not require an answer.patgfisher
  • Ask a rhetorical question to get people thinking and excited.swolesuki
  • I assume that that was a rhetorical question.CK
  • Are you really asking or is it a rhetorical question?Nylez
  • His rhetorical style relies too much on leading questions.58mph
  • How many times do I have to tell you to stop asking rhetorical questions?espamatics

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