Music and Speech

Music

Music noun - An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.

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Speech and music are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Speech" instead a noun "Music".

Nearby Words: muse, musical, musician, musically

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

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Music and speech are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Music" instead a noun "Speech".

Nearby Word: speechless

good	good music	good speech
nice	nice music	nice speech
best	best music	best speech
similar	similar music	similar speech
Other adjectives: normal, usual, regular, standard, original, actual, great, slow, bad, black, dramatic, final, epic, ending, different, modern, awesome.

Dummied Out: Although the game was designed with speech, most machines replaced the original sound/speech board with a sound-only board, leaving the game without any speech or music, and playing slot-machine-style chimes instead.

Source: Pinball / Devil's Dare
Although Devil's Dare was designed with speech, most machines replaced the original sound/speech board with a sound-only board, leaving the game without any speech or music, and playing slot-machine-style chimes instead.

Source: Dummied Out / Pinball
A rare modern example of a mixed radio network, since it broadcasts a mixture of music and speech programmes.

Source: Creator / RTÉ

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Speech and Music. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/music/speech

Music & Speech. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/music/speech>.

Speech or Music. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/music/speech.

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