VERBALLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

verbally

adverb

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Recent Examples of verbally Once in office, Nixon deployed Vice President Spiro Agnew to verbally assault journalists for their putative bias and elitism. — Heather Hendershot, The Conversation, 31 July 2026 Haido verbally instructed the employee to delete the files after the screening, according to the suit. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 July 2026 These items are highly visual, offering a different medium for kids to express themselves other than verbally. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 The culinary director said first and foremost, servers are supposed to mark on tickets and verbally announce to the kitchen any allergies. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for verbally

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There are literally jazz hands, but everybody is being challenged vocally.

— David Wade, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
The crowds were vocally supportive of the women, and the few men accompanying them.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of vocally

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That is, the ability to provide the benefits of modern speech interfaces without the need for users to speak audibly, even at a whisper.

— Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026
Testimony in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was interrupted multiple times on Wednesday, as the Massachusetts woman audibly sobbed in response to testimony about the autopsies of her deceased children.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of audibly

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Pediatricians counsel families about breastfeeding, safe sleep, vaccines, and reading aloud, because early experiences influence brain development.

— Nishant Pandya, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026
Several impact statements were read aloud in court, including Elliott's mother, father, sister and two aunts.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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