Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: verbal

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

According to his mother, 19-year-old Jai is minimally verbal and needs 24-hour care for his complex needs.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/sunlight-wins-vcat-backs-human-right-to-live-out-of-the-shadows-20230824-p5dz5o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

According to police, officers arrived at the residence and “determined that a male and female had been engaged in a verbal argument which turned violent when the female threatened the male with bodily harm.”

Source: https://www.kingstonist.com/news/kingston-woman-charged-in-intimate-partner-violence-case-involving-cruelty-to-an-animal/

After a verbal confrontation Cyrus ran out of the store, the son of the store owner chased him … then the owner of the store followed.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/rick-chow-south-carolina-shoplifting-b2348993.html

After making a series of verbal threats, Phillips got out of his can and used a hammer to strike the officer’s driver-side window.

Source: https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/domestic-abuser-clacton-who-stalked-8683769

A non-speaking autistic person may also feel challenged in understanding and responding to verbal instructions.

Source: https://www.healthcanal.com/mental-health-behavior/nonverbal-autism

A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said in a statement today (October 23): “A verbal argument between a man and a woman escalated, with the man crushing the woman’s hand, causing bruising.

Source: https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/crime/argument-in-northamptonshire-village-escalated-and-left-woman-with-bruising-to-her-hand-4381985

A pair of Norwin athletes made verbal commitments to college programs.

Source: https://tribhssn.triblive.com/norwin-notebook-senior-earns-all-star-volleyball-invitation/

As a result of the investigations, several shop managers were served with notices requiring all goods to have prices on them and other outlets were given verbal advice to improve their pricing ahead of return visits.

Source: https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/23436595.investigations-find-pricing-errors-several-glasgow-shops/?ref=rss

As far as the backstage altercation between Guevara and Eddie Kingston is concerned, it was the way Guevara carried himself leading up to and after the verbal shot on Eddie that set him off.

Source: https://www.cagesideseats.com/2023/3/5/23617949/rumor-look-back-aug-26-sept-4-2022-wwe-aew-johnny-gargano-cm-punk-kenny-omega

As Gordon called Kaizar Zulu, we aren’t surprised……he suffers from verbal diarrhoea!

Source: https://www.lusakatimes.com/2023/04/10/lets-talk-garbage/

As rival troops exchanged gun and rocket fire on the streets of Sudan, General Hamdan and General al-Burhan engaged in ferocious verbal attackson television and the internet.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/world/africa/sudan-civil-war-khartoum.html

A staff member at Uspiritus Brooklawn became aggressive with a resident during a verbal altercation.

Source: https://www.lpm.org/investigate/2023-11-16/unheard-louisville-foster-kids-say-they-were-harmed-in-residential-care-few-were-believed

At 9:17 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of E Teton Boulevard and issued the driver a verbal warning for alleged no tail lights.

Source: https://www.greenriverstar.com/story/2023/08/31/city/police-reports/10815.html

At around 2.45pm on Thursday Mr Wilson is alleged to have gone to a business at Brendale, in north Brisbane, where he had a verbal altercation with a man known to him before the firearm was discharged into the ground.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/qld/2023/04/09/qld-manhunt-mitchell-wilson/

AUTHORITIES have issued a stark warning after a number of incidents of physical and verbal abuse at recycling centres across the borough.

Source: https://www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/23695587.recycling-staff-abused-threatened-aggressive-customers/?ref=rss

"A verbal altercation escalated and a punch was thrown, making the scene even more chaotic.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/man-who-claimed-self-defense-acquitted-of-murder-for-shooting-outside-downtown-minneapolis-bar/600252440/

A verbal altercation took place between two of the boys and an unknown man, before the man chased them both to Napier Street.

Source: https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/boy-13-treated-hospital-after-8980304

A WOMAN threatened to get her axe following a verbal doorstep argument with another woman.

Source: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23472952.haslingden-woman-emerged-house-brandishing-axe-head/?ref=rss

Big Brother Naija reality show star, Maria Chike, and her colleague, Ike Onyema, have engaged in a verbal altercation on social media.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2023/09/20/bbnaija-all-stars-low-budget-clown-ike-maria-chike-clash-over-mercy-eke/

But if they refuse to listen to the verbal persuasion to leave the road, the minimal force would be required to disperse them with tear gas.

Source: https://punchng.com/minimal-force-okay-under-law-depending-on-gravity-of-threat-lagos-ppro-hundeyin/