Definition for Speak for:

• be a spokesperson for; " He represents the Government's position"

Synonyms for Speak for:

• n.

  •answer for (noun)
  • answer.

• v.

  •advocate (verb)
  • brace up,
  • go for,
  • support,
  • say so,
  • recommend,
  • favor,
  • press for,
  • argue for,
  • countenance,
  • campaign for,
  • hold with,
  • bolster,
  • speak for,
  • champion,
  • get on bandwagon,
  • advance,
  • uphold,
  • side,
  • justify,
  • vindicate,
  • bless,
  • push,
  • spread around,
  • give a leg up,
  • plead for,
  • ride shotgun for,
  • run interference for,
  • further,
  • root for,
  • give a lift,
  • encourage,
  • back,
  • plump for,
  • advise,
  • stump for,
  • promote,
  • be in corner,
  • propose,
  • go with,
  • build up,
  • go to bat for,
  • tout.
  •defend (verb)
  • explain,
  • come to defense of,
  • assert,
  • speak up for,
  • stand up for,
  • warrant,
  • bear one out,
  • stick up for,
  • exonerate,
  • apologize for,
  • say in defense,
  • argue,
  • exculpate,
  • stonewall,
  • sustain,
  • back up,
  • thump for,
  • second,
  • put in a good word,
  • guarantee,
  • cover for,
  • prove a case,
  • stand by,
  • maintain.
  •promote (verb)
  • contribute,
  • subsidize,
  • patronize,
  • puff,
  • advocate,
  • call attention to,
  • endorse,
  • succor,
  • nurture,
  • forward,
  • serve,
  • espouse,
  • nourish,
  • stimulate,
  • popularize,
  • propagandize,
  • sell,
  • speed,
  • publicize,
  • push for,
  • get behind,
  • boost,
  • befriend,
  • benefit,
  • avail,
  • assist,
  • advertise,
  • improve,
  • aid,
  • cooperate,
  • work for,
  • foster,
  • develop.
  •represent (verb)
  • exhibit,
  • assume the role of,
  • steward,
  • buy for,
  • show,
  • act for,
  • impersonate,
  • hold office,
  • equate,
  • correspond to,
  • copy,
  • act as broker,
  • produce,
  • embody,
  • put on,
  • appear as,
  • reproduce,
  • be agent for,
  • typify,
  • mean,
  • stage,
  • exemplify,
  • perform,
  • stand for,
  • factor,
  • body,
  • be,
  • epitomize,
  • do business for,
  • betoken,
  • act as,
  • enact,
  • imitate,
  • be proxy for,
  • Emblematize,
  • play the part,
  • act in place of,
  • sell for,
  • express,
  • equal,
  • substitute,
  • personify,
  • be attorney for,
  • serve as.
  •urge (verb)
  • egg on,
  • put up to,
  • ask,
  • rationalize,
  • adjure,
  • beseech,
  • hasten,
  • force,
  • implore,
  • influence,
  • counsel,
  • plead,
  • attract,
  • tempt,
  • solicit,
  • goad,
  • induce,
  • fire up,
  • spur,
  • press,
  • incite,
  • request,
  • commend,
  • move,
  • entreat,
  • conjure,
  • prompt,
  • exhort,
  • impel,
  • drive,
  • wheedle,
  • appeal to,
  • charge,
  • propel,
  • maneuver,
  • instigate,
  • compel,
  • inspire,
  • insist on,
  • sanction.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • answer for,
  • take on,
  • urge.
  •
  • have,
  • inherit,
  • sponsor.
  •
  • carry,
  • defend.
  •
  • accept.
  •represent
  • serving as,
  • Bodying,
  • Emblematizing,
  • stewarded,
  • acting as,
  • Factored,
  • corresponding to,
  • stewarding,
  • acted as,
  • played the part,
  • factoring,
  • acted for,
  • bodied,
  • play part,
  • Emblematized.

Antonyms for Speak for:

• v.

  • advocate
    attack, criticize, oppose, protest, impugn, assail.
  • defend
    deny, forsake, renounce.
  • promote
    dishonor, hurt, condemn, discredit.
  • urge
    discourage, dissuade.

Homophones for Speak for:

• space bar, specifier, shopkeeper, spiceberry, speechifier.

Hyponym for Speak for:

• v.

  • social
    represent.