soliloquytalking to yourself

What the Word

What the word

talking to yourself

soliloquy (on stage)

monologue (dramatic speech)

muttering (to oneself)

self-talk (psychology term)

apostrophe (rhetorical address)

Synonym

soliloquy

monologue

monologue (spoken) aside (to audience) speech (formal) address (public) oration (ceremonial)

rambling

monologizing (pejorative) rant (angry) diatribe (abusive) tirade (long) harangue (lecturing)

self-talk

self-address (psychology) inner speech (silent) stream of consciousness (literary) musing (reflective) rumination (obsessive)

stage device

stage speech (theater) dramatic monologue (poetic) aside (brief)

speaker

soliloquist (person) monologist (performer) orator (public)

Thesaurus

soliloquy

Synonyms

monologue apostrophe (rhetorical) aside (theatrical)

Kinds

dramatic soliloquy interior monologue apostrophe aside stage speech

Parts

speech utterance address reflection meditation declamation

Agents

soliloquist speaker actor playwright dramatist

Settings

stage theater drama tragedy stage floor spotlight

Gestures

pacing declaiming musing pondering sighing gesturing

Actions

speaking alone thinking aloud revealing thoughts addressing audience musing to oneself

Related Terms

monologue aside apostrophe dialogue monodrama dramatic monologue

Phrases

to be or not to be thinking out loud talking to oneself private speech audible musing

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