Letter and Speech

Opposite meaning words

Letter noun - A message on paper from one person or group to another.

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Speech is an antonym for letter in topics: written communication, symbol of an alphabet.

Nearby Words: lettering, lettered, letterhead

Speech noun - A usually formal discourse delivered to an audience.

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Letter is an antonym for speech.

Nearby Word: speechless

emotional	emotional letter	emotional speech
full	full letter	full speech
best	best letter	best speech
long	long letter	long speech
Other adjectives: exact, similar, usual, common, short, formal, original, polite, single, actual, entire, big, infamous, scathing, important, famous, heartfelt, angry, final, last, different, lengthy.

Smoketoomuch has a speech impediment: he can't pronounce the letter "C", instead pronouncing it as the letter "B".

Source: Speech Impediment
Euphemisms for this four-letter word were "the Name" in speech or "Lord" in prayer.

Source: Older Than Feudalism
Their speech often puts a strong emphasis on the letter "r" and "g"-sounds are put in front of words beginning with the letter "h".

Source: National Stereotypes / Eastern Europe

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