Response and Speech

Response

Response noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.

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

Nearby Words: responsive, responsible, respond

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

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

Nearby Word: speechless

emotional	emotional response	emotional speech
human	human response	human speech
good	good response	good speech
best	best response	best speech
Other adjectives: exact, similar, normal, usual, common, public, standard, original, actual, great, slow, bad, angry, casual, coherent, last, different.

In The Falcon Cannot Hear, Upton Sinclair gives one (which goes down in history as the "We Shall Defeat" speech) in response to the Japanese invasion of the West Coast.

Source: Rousing Speech
Mackenzie, Brittnay, and Trisha simultaneously give one awesome speech to the Atchison High cheer squad in response to their Villainous Breakdown in Episode 30.

Source: The Reason You Suck Speech / Web Original
The speech's response is a cold-blooded dismissal of all the dying person stands for by Balalaika.

Source: Final Speech

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