Antonyms for vocal

Grammar : Adj

Spell : voh-kuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvoʊ kəl

Definition of vocal

Origin : late 14c., "spoken, oral," from Old French vocal, from Latin vocalis "sounding, sonorous, speaking," as a noun, "a vowel," from vox (genitive vocis) "voice" (see voice (n.)). In reference to music (as opposed to instrumental), first recorded 1580s; meaning "outspoken" first attested 1871. Vocal cords is from 1872; see cord.

adj spoken
adj extroverted about opinion

Example sentences :

Still the barytone, who was almost as fond of conversation as of what he termed "vocal."
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

He produced the lop-sided appearance of his laugh, but without making it vocal.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

Toward evening there was vocal music, and the men sang in chorus.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

He wriggled and fought, but he was pinned and helpless, hands, feet and vocal organs.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

I believe I have a demon that inhabits my vocal cords upon occasion.
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

Nevertheless, the pathos was apparently merely a matter of the vocal cords.
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

She had never concerned herself with the little things of the vocal art.
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

If the vocal cords of your throat did not vibrate, you could not talk out loud.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

He spoke with great difficulty, from the long disuse of vocal cords.
Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell

It appears that her vocal cords have been burnt by the acid.
Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham

Synonyms for vocal

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